Carob (Ceratonia siliqua)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Green. Form: Rounded, Vase.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet but fibrous, the pulp can be used as a chocolate substitute in cakes, drinks etc. — Seedpods - raw or ground into a powder.; The seedpods are filled with a saccharine pulp and can be eaten both green or dried.; They are very sweet but fibrous, the pulp can be used as a chocolate substitute in cakes, drinks etc.; It is rich in sugars and protein.

Habitat & North American Range

Rocky places near the sea shore. (Zone 9)