Carob pod oil explained

Carob pod oil (Algaroba oil) is an edible oil pressed from carob beans, used medicinally.[1]

The fatty acid composition of carob pod oil is:[2]

Percentage - 14.2% - 3.0% - 38.5% - 43.6%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carob@Everything2.com . 2010-06-03.
  2. María P Maza . Rosario Zamora . Manuel Alaiz . Francisco J Hidalgo . Francisco Millán . Eduardo Vioque . Carob bean germ seed (Ceratonia siliqua): Study of the oil and proteins . Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture . 46 . 4 . 495–502 . John Wiley & Sons, Ltd . Institute de la Grasa y sus Derivados (CSIC), Apartado 1078, 41012-Sevilla, Spain . 1989 . https://archive.today/20130105102853/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/113322259/abstract . dead . 2013-01-05 . 10.1002/jsfa.2740460411 . 2010-06-03.