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Components of nutritional interest in carob pods ( Ceratonia siliqua )
Author(s) -
Calixto Fulgancio S.,
Cañellas Jaime
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740331219
Subject(s) - ceratonia siliqua , hemicellulose , cellulose , food science , composition (language) , chemistry , botany , biology , art , biochemistry , literature
Determination of the tannins, pectins, hemicellulose, cellulose, nitrogen, mineral elements, total and reducing sugars and fat contents was carried out on carob pods from Mallorca, Spain. The results are compared with data from the literature. A survey of papers on the composition and practical applications of carob pods is included.