How to Use carob in a Sentence

carob

noun
  • Almond and carob are two of the region’s most enduring crops.
    — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2019
  • Locust gum, from carob trees, or guar gum, extracted from guar beans, will help shape and define your curls.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 19 Feb. 2018
  • The culprit appeared to be tara flour, made from the seed pods of a thorny tree called Peruvian carob.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Among others, the trove features olives, eggs, figs, carob, almonds, lentils and a loaf of bread sliced into eight pieces.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 27 July 2019
  • Most mainstream grocery stores carry whole wheat bread, organic fruits, even wheat germ and carob powder.
    — Jonathan Kauffman, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2018
  • In between are nearly 400 acres of almond, carob and olive trees, many of them centuries-old.
    — Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Guests checking in are welcomed with glasses of sweet carob and shockingly bright orange juice, as well as almonds and figs grown on site.
    — Lindsay Lambert Day, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Thre treats are made with natural ingredients like peanut butter, banana and carob.
    — Christine Persaud, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Thre treats are made with natural ingredients like peanut butter, banana and carob.
    — Jessica Moore, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Honey baklava is shaped in logs rather than triangles and filled with tahini, honey, carob syrup, and pistachios.
    — Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2018
  • On my own block, a massive limb of a carob tree broke off and I was given the opportunity to examine it up close.
    — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
  • There will be eight staples, including bacon, banana cream, blueberry, cheese, peanut butter and carob.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Finish with a glass of Quinta do Infantado white port and early plums served with almonds and carob ice cream.
    — Alex Crevar, New York Times, 13 June 2024
  • Children are offered a traditional Turkish drink with milk, carob powder and date syrup that’s meant to strengthen the bones.
    — New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Diet books from the 1970s heavily feature carob, Tab, and grapefruit.
    — Your Fat Friend, SELF, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Tailored for adult dogs, these chewable supplements come in a delightful peanut butter and carob chip flavor that appeals to even the most selective of pups.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2023
  • But many brands mix stabilizers and thickeners, such as tapioca starch and carob gum, into their products for consistency.
    — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The curds are then heated and stabilized (usually with ingredients like carob bean gum or carrageenan), in order to keep the texture smooth instead of crumbly.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Gussied up with carob trees and Mediterranean flora, the rooftop here is something else, with a deep-green infinity pool (one of three on-site) and plenty of perches for golden-hour drinks.
    — Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Chicory root, dandelion root, burdock root, eleuthero root (which has similar properties to ginseng), chaga mushroom, orange peel, cinnamon chips, and carob.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Bon Appetit, 24 Apr. 2017
  • Compared with other kava teas, these tea bags produce a beverage that is light and pleasant-tasting, with additional ingredients like cinnamon and carob to add flavor.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Coleman said the company is switching to carob powder, which gives the chips a similar color, but needed to tweak the recipe to ensure the addition of the cocoa alternative wouldn’t affect the taste.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In the second process, a food-friendly enzyme is utilized to promote the creation of naturally occurring sugars in the carob during roasting by inducing a caramelizing reaction.
    — New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2025
  • In 2013, an environmental inspection found that a third of the carob trees – a plant known to survive in harsh environments – near the SQM mine had died.
    — Megan Janetsky, Victor R. Caivano and Rodrigo Abd, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
  • According to Kitchn, Daphne, who goes by @periperipeng on Instagram, uses a Nespresso milk frother, natural food dye, and carob powder to create the cute creatures.
    — Melissa Minton, Teen Vogue, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Spend time wandering the surrounding Mediterranean garden, which is dotted with walnut, carob, orange, and olive trees, before making the 40-minute coastal drive to Chania’s 14th-century Venetian harbor.
    — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 28 May 2026

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