Phatha obathandayo nge-carob esikhundleni sikashokoledi, noma zama ukubhaka ikhekhe le-carob elinempilo.
Ushokoledi noma amaswidi e-carob?
I-Carob yaziwa ngokuthi ithatha indawo kashokoledi, kodwa lokhu kudla okumnandi okuhehayo kunokunambitheka kwako kanye nezinzuzo zakho siqu. Inombala ofanayo noshokoledi omnyama, nakuba ukunambitheka kuhluke ngokuphawulekayo, okunama-nutty kancane futhi okubabayo.
I-carob imnandi kancane kunoshokoledi ngakho-ke ingenye yezindlela ezikahle kunoshokoledi, futhi inempilo kakhulu.
Ushokoledi uqukethe izinto ezivuselelayo ezifana ne-theobromine, ezinobuthi obukhulu. Kukhona nenani elincane le-caffeine kushokoledi, elanele ukuhlupha abantu abazwela i-caffeine. I-phenylethylamine etholakala kushokoledi ingabangela ubuhlungu bekhanda kanye nemigraines.
I-carob, vele, ayinayo noma iyiphi yalezi zinto. Ukwengeza, imikhiqizo ye-cocoa egayiwe ivame ukuqukatha inani elikhulu lomthofu onobuthi, ongatholakali ku-carob.
Ushokoledi unokunambitheka okubabayo okuvamise ukufihlwa ushukela oweqile nesiraphu yommbila. I-carob imnandi ngokwemvelo futhi ingajatshulelwa ngaphandle kokufakwa kwezithako ezinoshukela. Futhi ayinazo izithasiselo zobisi, okuyenza ifanelekele ukudla kwe-vegan.
Isihlahla se-carob siyindumba futhi simila ezindaweni zaseMedithera. Ikhula kahle kakhulu ezimeni ezomile, ezingathandeki ngokwemvelo kusikhunta kanye nezinambuzane, ngakho-ke azikho izifutho zamakhemikhali ezisetshenziswayo ekulimeni kwayo. Lesi sihlahla esikhulu sikhula sifike ku-15 m eminyakeni engama-50. Ayikhiphi isithelo phakathi neminyaka yokuqala engu-15 ikhona, kodwa ithela kahle ngemva kwalokho. Isihlahla esikhulu singakhiqiza ithani elilodwa likabhontshisi ngesizini eyodwa.
I-Carob i-pod equkethe i-pulp emnandi, edliwayo kanye nembewu engadliwa. Ngemuva kokumisa, ukwelashwa kokushisa nokugaya, isithelo siphenduka sibe yimpushana efana ne-cocoa.
Isipuni esisodwa sempushana ye-carob engenashukela inama-calories angu-25 kanye namagremu angu-6 wama-carbs futhi ayinawo amafutha agcwele kanye ne-cholesterol. Uma kuqhathaniswa, isipuni esisodwa se-cocoa powder esingenashukela sinamakhalori angu-12, igremu elilodwa lamafutha, namagremu angu-1 wama-carbohydrate, futhi awekho amafutha agcwele noma i-cholesterol.
Esinye sezizathu zokuthi kungani i-carob ingukudla kwezempilo okuhle ukuthi iqukethe inani elikhulu lezakhamzimba ezibalulekile njengethusi, i-manganese, i-potassium, i-magnesium ne-selenium. Icebile ikakhulukazi i-calcium nensimbi. Futhi iqukethe amavithamini A, B2, B3, B6, kanye no-D. I-Carob nayo iqukethe i-calcium ephindwe kabili kuya kathathu kunoshokoledi, futhi ayinayo i-oxalic acid etholakala kushokoledi ephazamisa ukumuncwa kwe-calcium.
Impushana ye-carob ingumthombo omuhle kakhulu we-fibre yokudla yemvelo, equkethe amagremu amabili efayibha isipuni ngasinye sempushana. Iqukethe i-pectin, esiza ukuqeda ubuthi.
Lapho ushintsha impushana ye-carob nge-cocoa powder, buyisela ingxenye eyodwa kakhokho ngezingxenye ezi-2-1/2 ngesisindo sempushana ye-carob.
UJudith Kingsbury