Syrup

Carob Syrup

Carob syrup is a thick, dark sweetener made by cooking carob pods—chocolate-adjacent, fruity, and mineral, used in Levantine and Mediterranean drinks and desserts. It is pod extract, not cacao. Drizzle on tahini, yoghurt, and pancakes; dilute for cold carob drinks. Stronger and less one-note sweet than golden syrup.

Also known as: Debs el Kharrub, Carob Honey

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

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Breeds & varieties

A sample of named types with their own origin and culinary profiles.

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Cypriot Carob Syrup

Levantine Carob Syrup

Characteristics

Preparations

CookedLiquidPourableRawReduced

Provenance

Fair TradeOrganicSingle OriginTraditional

Sources

Indoor FarmedOutdoor FarmedWild

Traits

Cocoa-LikeDarkFruityLiquidMineralNaturalSweetenerThick

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 290

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 19.3 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 76.5 g
Dietary Fibre 0.21 g
Total Sugars 69.7 g
Complex / starch 2.05 g
Protein 0.2 g
Water 21.5 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 290 kcal
Water 21.5 g
Carbohydrates 76.5 g
- Sugars 69.7 g
  - Monosaccharides 48.8 g
  - Disaccharides 20.9 g
- Starch 2.05 g
  - Amylose 0.51 g
  - Amylopectin 1.54 g
  - Digestible Starch 1.74 g
  - Resistant Starch 0.21 g
- Fibre 0.21 g
  - Soluble Fibre 0.07 g
  - Insoluble Fibre 0.14 g
Protein 0.2 g
Vitamins 24.9 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.01 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 1.9 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.09 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
Minerals 312 mg
- Major Minerals 305 mg
  - Calcium 53 mg
  - Sodium 19.3 mg
  - Potassium 233 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.2 mg
  - Iron 0.8 mg
  - Zinc 0.4 mg
  - Iodine 5 µg
Salt 0.05 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.05 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.01 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.02 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.1 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.05 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 1.9 · vitamin-e: 0.09 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 19.31 · Potassium: 233 · Calcium: 53 · Iron: 0.8 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·

Syrups are sugar-dense liquids; natural types may retain minerals while refined syrups are mostly carbohydrate.

In the kitchen

Culinary partners and combinations that usually underperform with Carob Syrup.

Pairs well with

Classic and complementary matches

Banana
Bread
Milk
TahiniMiddle Eastern breakfast
Walnut
Yoghurt

Usually avoid with

Often clash in flavour or tradition

History

500 BCELB

Eastern Mediterranean cooks reduced carob pods into a dark table syrup.

1800CY

Cypriot and Levantine households kept carob syrup as a winter sweetener.

2000

Diaspora groceries spread bottled carob syrup internationally.