Carob Chips

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Carob Chips

Carob powder

Rapadura (see below)

Coconut Oil

Vanilla extract

Chocolate extract

CAROB POWDER

Nutritional Benefits

Carob flour is relatively low in calories and high in fiber. Carob is an excellent source of vitamins A, B2, B3, and B6. It is also an excellent source of a number of minerals, including copper, calcium, manganese, potassium, and magnesium. It is also a good source of zinc and selenium.

Although carob powder is somewhat bland compared to chocolate, carob improves upon chocolate in a number of beneficial ways:

1) It is stimulant—free and requires no additional sweetening.

2) It is virtually fat—free.

3) Both carob and low-fat cocoa powders are low in sodium and high in potassium.

4) Both carob and cocoa contain calcium, but carob provides twice the amount of calcium found in cocoa. Plus carob contains no oxalic acid, which interferes with calcium absorption.

5) Carob pods are also free of phenylethylamines, small nitrogen—containing molecules found in chocolate that, in susceptible individuals, can trigger migraines.

6) The powder is high in protein and rich in fiber, particularly pectin.

Health Benefits

In addition to being a healthy alternative to chocolate, carob provides other benefits. In particular, for treating children diarrhea, where as in adults it showed little help with traveler’s diarrhea.

Carob’s beneficial effects are due primarily to its tannins and large sugar molecules. Unlike many tannins, those found in carob are not water-soluble, so they don’t bind to proteins and render them unavailable, as many tannins do. Instead, carobs tannins not only have an astringent or drying effect in the gastrointestinal system but also bind to and inactivate toxins and inhibit the growth of bacteria. Its large sugar molecules make carob pulp gummy and able to absorb water and act as a thickener, helping to blind together watery stools. Taken with plenty of water, 15 grams of carob powder mixed with a little applesauce or mashed sweet potato provides a palatable, child-safe remedy. Adults should use at least 20 grams of carob powder.

Also, by making food more viscous in the stomach, the dietary fiber and sugars provided by carob may reduce the reflex of acid into the esophagus, producing relief for sufferers of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Tips for Preparing

Carob is sweeter than cocoa or unsweetened chocolate, so when substituting carob for chocolate, reduce the amount of sugar or sweetener by 20 percent. Also, since carob has a milder flavor than chocolate, when using carob in a recipe designed for chocolate, consider enhancing the taste by adding spices, such as cinnamon, peppermint, or coffee.

Safety

No safety concerns are associated with carob. Allergic reactions are extremely rare, and no drug interactions with carob are currently known.

Rapadura

Nutritional Benefits

Process Sugar are made by dividing the cane juice into two substances; ultra-refined, 99.6% pure sucrose and nutrient-dense molasses which was fed to animals.

On the other had Rapadura has a long tradition of Indian medicine call Jaggery which is only made from sugar cane that is not refined. Rapadura delivers vitamins, minerals and other trace elements.

Use Rapadura in a 1 to 1 ratio with raw sugar recipes.

What is…?

Rapadura is the commercial name for dehydrated cane sugar juice, which the people of India have used for thousands of years. It is rich in minerals, particularly silica. Rapadura has a wonderful flavor and closely mimics sugar in chemical properties. It gives the best results for cookies and cakes but be careful not to overdo—in large amounts Rapadura can upset the body chemistry just as much as sugar.

COCONUT OIL

Medical Benefits

1) The roots are used for dysentery and other intestinal complaints.

2) A poultice made from the bark is used for toothaches and earaches, while ash of the bark is used as a dentifrice and an antiseptic and to treat scabies.

3) Nourishing and easily digested, the cabbage of coconut oil (actually the buds cut from the top of the tree), is a cooling diuretic that is often served as a salad vegetable and is also used to make pickles and a native stew called gulay.

4) The astringent flowers are used in the treatment of dysentery, urinary infection, diabetes, and leprosy, while the unopened flower stalks are distilled to produce a spirit called arrak.

5) The fibers of the truck are used as a diuretic, in the treatment of tapeworm, and to soothe an inflamed throat.

6) A native medicine made from burning the shell of the coconut in one receptacle while condensing the volatile products that separate out in another is used to treat a number of skin diseases and to relieve toothaches caused by dental caries.

7) The milky liquid inside the coconut, call coconut water, is astringent and slightly acidic when fresh but soon loses its astringency. This fluid, which is 95 percent water, holds in solution proteins, sugars, and salts and is used as a diuretic and a treatment for intestinal worms and urinary disorders.

8) The sap of the coconut palm stimulates peristalsis and acts as mild laxative.

9) Externally, coconut oil is used as a vehicle for liniments in skin medicines, for strengthening the hair, and to make a shampoo in combination with the bark of a native tree, Entada phaseoloides, commonly called gogo, which is high in saponin and produces a lather that cleanses the scalp very effectively.

Nutritional Benefits

Coconuts contain significant amounts off fat, but unlike other nuts, which contain mostly long—chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, coconuts provide fat that is almost all in the form of health—promoting medium—chain saturated fats.

Coconuts are an excellent source of manganese, molybdenum, and copper. It is also a good source of selenium and zinc.

Health Benefits

Coconut oil has been cleared of developing cardiovascular disease.

Coconut oil was implicated in raising cholesterol levels along with the saturated fats found in meats when a researcher in Minnesota fed rats fully hydrogenated coconut oil and saw a dramatic rise in the rats’ cholesterol levels. Although Harvard scientists later reviewed this study and concluded that the cholesterol—raising factor was not coconut oil per se but the fact that it had been fully hydrogenated and purposely altered to make it completely devoid of any essential fatty acids, coconut oil was labeled as an artery-clogging fat.

In addition to the now well—recognized harmful cardiovascular effects of hydrogenated fats, current research has shown that any diet that causes an essential fatty acid deficiency will also cause a significant increase in blood cholesterol levels when fed to animals. Yet despite the fact that the initial study generated misinformation about coconut oil and other studies in which fresh/raw coconut oil was used showed that natural coconut oil not only does not case an increase in cholesterol but increases levels of beneficial HDL cholesterol, coconut oil continues to have a bad and undeserved reputation as an unhealthy saturated fat.

Coconuts have been shown to have antiviral effects against sexually transmitted diseases, including Chlamydia trachomatis, herpes simplex 1 and herpes simplex 2, Neisseria gonorrhea, and HIV.

Many viruses, bacteria, and protozoa are enveloped by a protective membrane composed of lipids (fats). Current research indicates that the medium—chain fatty acids and the monoglycerides produced from them in the body destroy these pathogens by dissolving the lipids and phospholipids in the fatty envelope surrounding them, causing them to disintegrate.

The antiviral properties of the medium—chain fatty acids abundant in coconut have been found to be so potent that they are now being investigated as a treatment for AIDS patients.

Coconut oil also protects against heart disease and promotes weight loss.

Coconut’s medium—chain fats are easily absorbed and preferentially used as an energy source, their burning actually increases the body’s metabolic rate.

VANILLA EXTRACT

Nutritional Benefits

Vanilla extract includes phenols, esters, acid, carbohydrates, alcohol and about 130 other substances.

Health Benefits

Some Studies how show that Vanilla extract helps with weight lost.

CHOCOLATE EXTRACT

Nutritional Benefits

1) Chocolate Extract, Rhodiola Extract, 5-HTP, supported by Magnesium, Vitamin B6, and Zinc, encourage production of neurotransmitters (brain chemicals) involved in mood and appetite control.

2) Epigallocatechin Gallates EGCG, Flavanoids and Caffeine, found in Green Tea and Yerba Mate Extracts, were shown in both human and animal studies to help regulate thermogenesis (fat burning).

3) Famous L-Theanine, a phytonutrient derived from Green Tea, has been shown to counteract the jittery effects of caffeine while promoting calmness and well-being.

4) Citrus Bioflavonoid supply a rich combination of phytonutrients that were shown in numerous clinical studies to be vital for optimal health.

Health Benefits

Carob and Chocolate are about the same where as Chocolate is less and has caffeine.

REFERENCE:

Information of Rapadura

This is Nourishing Traditions version of the recipe in this book:

“Nourishing Traditions”

By “Sally Fallon with Mary G. Enig, PhD

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