Did you know that carob is a SUPERFOOD?
SUPERFOODS are foods with health-promoting properties, thanks to their nutritional profile and/or their concentration of vitamins. Two broad categories are considered superfoods: superfruits and supergrains. Carob is a superfruit: super rich in fibre, super sweet, super good! Choosing superfoods means favouring functional foods, true […]
SUPERFOODS are foods with health-promoting properties, thanks to their nutritional profile and/or their concentration of vitamins.
Two broad categories are considered superfoods: superfruits and supergrains. Carob is a superfruit: super rich in fibre, super sweet, super good!
Choosing superfoods means favouring functional foods, true nutraceutical foods that are essential to keeping your body in balance.
The wide range of vitamins and minerals it is rich in — such as Calcium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium and Iron, B vitamins, and vitamins C, E, K, J and folates — helps meet our daily nutritional needs.
Carob pulp contains around 20% polyphenolic compounds, powerful antioxidants known for counteracting free radicals and reducing the risk of degenerative diseases. A good part of these polyphenolic compounds consists of catechins. Laboratory studies conducted on catechins have shown that extracts of carob leaves and pods are able to induce cell death in tumour cell lines after 24 hours of treatment(1).
References
- Corsi, L., Avallone, R., Cosenza, F., Farina, F., Baraldi, C., Baraldi, M. (2002) “Antiproliferative effects of Ceratonia siliqua L. on mouse hepatocellular carcinoma cell line”, Fitoterapia, Vol. 73, Issues 7–8, pp. 674-684, ISSN 0367-326X. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00227-7.
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