Carob powder is made by roasting and grinding the dried pods of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), a legume native to the Mediterranean, into a fine, naturally sweet, cocoa colored powder. Because its flavor and color resemble cocoa powder while carrying none of cocoa's caffeine or theobromine and considerably less fat, carob powder is widely used as a caffeine free substitute for cocoa in baking, confectionery and beverages. The powder is produced from the same pods eaten whole as a snack, ground after the seeds are removed and the pulp is dried and roasted.
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