CAROBBEAN Chemische Eigenschaften,Einsatz,Produktion Methoden
Chemische Eigenschaften
The tree (~10 m high) is a large evergreen native to the Middle East region and the southern part of the Mediterranean.
It is extensively cultivated for the seeds and fruit in Cyprus, Greece, Syria, Spain and Italy. The carob tree (also referred to as the
locust tree) can reach heights of 10 m and is well adapted to arid farming conditions. The carob tree is exceedingly tolerant of typical
plant diseases in this region and, therefore, minimizes agriculture risk.
The dried or partially desiccated pulp exhibits a characteristic sweet flavor. The fruit pod consists of a pulp component referred to
as the “kibble” and a seed component referred to as the “kernel.” The kibble (~90% of the pod) is generally used as is (i.e., unprocessed)
as a feed component for animal food production in semiarid regions. The kernels (~10% of the pod) are ground and the gum
constituent, referred to as a galactomannan, is extracted by various methods. Extracts of the carob tree pod have also been historically
cited as a local community medicinal elixir (for diarrhea) in the Mediterranean region.
Composition
The kibble consists of high concentrations of fermentable sugars (glucose, fructose, sucrose and maltose), as
well as protein, pectin, cellulose, hemicellulose and polyphenols. The technical value within the seed endosperm is chemically
defined as a neutral galactomannan, a high molecular weight hydrocolloid polysaccharide (polymer). The galactomannan polymer
is composed of a 1,4-linked β-D-mannopyranosyl (mannose, 73 to 86% of molecule) units with single-side chains of α-Dgalactopyranosyl
(galactose, 14 to 27% of molecule) units irregularly attached to every fourth or fifth mannopyranosyl unit by
1,6-glycosidic linkages to the polymer.
CAROBBEAN Upstream-Materialien And Downstream Produkte
Upstream-Materialien
Downstream Produkte
