There are multiple uses of carob pod seeds, some of the commonly known uses of it as food additve are:
1) Used as food thickening and binding agent
2) Used as cocoa powder alternative or to process cocoa - like flour and mixes
3) It is healthy substitute for chocolates and thus it finds special usage in confectionary industry
4) used to make sugar free flour due to its naturally sweet taste
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