Futhi, akukho ukucubungula kwezimuma zama-carob okwenziwa eNingizimu Afrika - yonke imvimvu ye-carob ivela phesheya. Ukondla ama-carob pods noma imikhiqizo ehlobene ne-carob akufakiwe ekudleni izinkomo zaseNingizimu Afrika, kodwa abalimi bayavumela izilwane ukuba zidle amaphuzu aphethwe yi-sugar. (Ukuze ukugaya kahle, ama-pods kanye nezinhlamvu ezinzima kufanele ziqoshwe ku-hammermill.)
Olunye ucwaningo olwenziwe nguLukas Iipumbu noMnyango weSayensi yokudla yaseYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch lufake ukuthuthukiswa kwemikhiqizo emihlanu yokudla ne-carob njengesithako - isinkwa, i-porridge, i-cereal breakfast, i-mousse nesiphuzo esisekelwe ubisi.
Akukho okunye kwalokhu okungakhiqizwa futhi kukhishwe ngesilinganiso sokuhweba njengokwenziwa okuqhubekayo kwe-carob kanye nezindawo zokucubungula ze-carob ezidingekayo. Ngokusho kukaDkt Pippa Karsen, umcwaningi wesayensi yezitshalo eMnyangweni wezoLimo eNtshonalanga Kapa, ukuhweba, ukulima kwe-carob kuwufanele kuphela ezindaweni zemvula zasebusika. 'Ama-pods aseCarob avuthwe ehlobo kanti uma athola imvula yasehlobo, ama-pods ayancibilika futhi ahlume.' Ngakho-ke, ukukhuliswa kwe-carob kunconywa ezindaweni ezingenawo noma imvula encane kakhulu ehlobo.
I-Carob inomuthi wesilisa nowesifazane onomuthi wesifazane kuphela ophethe ama-pods, nakuba izinhlobo ezithile zithwala izimbali zombili zesilisa nezesifazane. 'Uma izithombo zokuhluma uzokwazi kuphela eminyakeni emithathu uma iwesilisa noma insikazi. Ezinye izihlahla siye sabona imbali kuphela uma beneminyaka emihlanu, "wanezela uDkt Karsen.
Izihlahla ze-Carob zidinga ukuphathwa okuncane, ukubekezela kwesomiso futhi kunezinambuzane ezimbalwa.Translated by Nsika Khoza