# Algarrobina

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'''Algarrobina''' is a [syrup](/source/syrup) made from the [Black Carob](/source/Prosopis_nigra) tree.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rodriguez|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o3N38TDWdkoC&q=algarrobina&pg=PA11|title=Tercer Encuentro de la Agroindustria: Rural Tarapoto Marzo De 1997|publisher=IICA Biblioteca Venezuela|isbn=978-9972-47-018-9|language=es}}</ref> It is popular in [Peru](/source/Peru)vian cuisine and can be used in smoothies, cocktails, or simply in milk. Black Carob is a tree indigenous to Coastal Peru; rich in natural sugars, vitamins and minerals, it's a good substitute for chocolate. It can also be found in [health food store](/source/health_food_store)s in the U.S.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Although its common name is black carob, Prosopis pallida is a South American native tree, unrelated to the traditional Mediterranean carob Ceratonia siliqua, which was introduced to Peru by Spanish settlers. There are similar South American tree species commonly called carob, e.g., Prosopis alba (white carob), but only the pods of Prosopis pallida (black carob) are used in making algarrobina.

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Category:Peruvian cuisine
Category:Sugar substitutes
Category:Syrup

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