“My son was advised by a nutritionist to avoid chocolate, so this carob powder makes for a good alternative to make a chocolate-like alternative for hot chocolate, cold chocolate milk, to mix this into vanilla ice cream or pudding to make a chocolatey version, and even I use this in baking to make chocolate-like cakes. I use a 1:1 swap out of cocoa to carob powder and it works well. If you're trying to cut down on caffeine by cutting down on cocoa, carob is a good option for that too. The taste is not quite like chocolate but it is sweet and tasty. The nutritional composition is about 50% sugar and 41% fibre, so the fibre off-sets the glycaemic effect this has making the sugar hopefully more slow-release.I like that this product is carefully packaged in a dark glass container which gives me a feeling that they really care about maintaining the quality of the ingredients, to keep them as fresh as possible, and as unaffected by plastic as possible.”
“Still not as good as chocolate powder, or as good value, but carob is nice alternative, and doesn't contain caffeine whilst chocolate does.I put a tea spoon in a mug, and filled it with a little hot milk, made a paste, then added more hot milk till halfway, I kept stirring then I made some milk froth and added the rest of the milk in froth form all the way to the top, looks so good, and great for mixing things like caramel rum in it.I like the taste of carob this is my first time trying it in powder form, I can't remember when the last time I tried carob maybe 20 years ago. It really does taste similar to chocolate, but carob contains a lot of sugar, although natural it still makes it really sweet. My chocolate powder contains significantly less sugar than this raw carob powder. Just something worth noting. Carob is a nice alternative treat, it does taste nice, but too sweet for me, hence why I still prefer chocolate powder, but also because of it's nutritional benefits/price tag.”
“This has very nice chocolatey flavour. Its nicer than straight cocoa. You can use it in place of cocoa in recipes just substituting 1 for 1 well be using it for mug cakes and on breakfast porridge absolutey yummy”
“This carob powder is a healthy alternative to chocolate and tastes chocolatey with a nutty flavour. Though it is sweet, it does not have the sweet sickly aftertaste that you often get with chocolate. It comes in a darkened glass bottle that holds the 185g of the fine powder. It gives the colour of chocolate to drinks as well. it is quite expensive at currently £7.60 for 185g, but it is organic and does have health benefits. The use by date is almost 2 years in the future and the label on the jar gives good nutritional information and suggested uses.”
“I really like the fact that the carob powder comes in a glass jar rather than a plastic jar.So far I've used it to make cold drinks and, in the place of cocoa, hot drinks.I wouldn't be able to identify the difference between the taste of this carob powder in drinks and cocoa in drinks unless I knew beforehand that they were two different things.The only things I don't like about this powder are the high sugar content (naturally occurring) and the fact that it is slightly more difficult to avoid clumping in drinks and especially cold drinks.The things I do like are the high fibre content (described on the label as 41g per 100g) and the fact that this carob powder is completely organic. In terms of the sugar content, I've found that because it is sweeter than cocoa, I can use less of it compared to cocoa meaning that it lasts longer. I also don't have to use extra sugar for flavour. I would recommend it for adding flavour to drinks. It's not at all an unusual flavour - very similar to cocoa but more immediately tasty probably because of the sugar content.”
“As a fan of cocoa, I was curious to try carob powder for the first time. While cocoa is often celebrated for its high antioxidant flavonoid content, carob offers a few unique qualities—it’s caffeine-free, lower in fat, and contains natural sugars, fibre, and calcium, making it a lower-fat, sweeter alternative. However, it’s high in carbs (up to 90g per 100g), balanced by a significant 40g fibre content.In terms of taste, carob is similar but not identical to cocoa. For those who don’t enjoy cocoa’s flavour, carob may not be appealing, though it provides a decent alternative for anyone avoiding cocoa. Overall, while it may be perfect for some, carob powder doesn’t quite match my cocoa preference.”
