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CAROB
SYRUP (ALGARROBINA)
(FROM PODS OF PERUVIAN CAROB-TREE
Prosopis pallida)
DESCRIPTION.
Carob
syrub, also called "algarrobina" or "carob-tree honey",
it is a dark sweet liquid and thicken. Is obtained when cooking
in water the carob-tree pods allowing the concentration of sugars.
Carob Tree
USES
AND APPLICATIONS.
Sweetener and flavoring for milk, ice cream, juices and yoghurt,
tropical fruits, home-baked cakes, cookies. Spread it on bread and
crackers. Seasoning for grilled or broiled meat. Recognized in Peru
as a tonic (powerful revitalizer, fortifier and energizing). It
is also an antianemic.
Thickner
for the alimentary industry and other industries as in tints of
colored.
ALGARROBINA NUTRITIONAL FACTS.
| (A)
PREPARED WITHOUT SUGAR (alone natural) |
| Natural soluble sugars |
70% |
| Glucose |
1% |
| Fructose |
3% |
| Sucrose |
55% |
| Protein |
5% |
| No
additives |
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| Brix
grades |
76-77 |
| (B) PREPARED WITH
SUGAR |
| Glucose |
20% |
| Fructose |
3% |
| Sucrose |
20% |
| Protein |
3% |
| No
additives |
1.30% |
| pH |
4 |
| Brix
grades |
76-77 |
PACKING.
- Glass
or plastic pack with capacities of: 500cc, 750 cc, 1 lt.
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Drums of 5 liters, 20 liters, or any other volume required.
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Boxes of x 24 or x 48 units (for 500cc, 750cc, 1 lt).
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