kmw@iheds.UUCP (K. M. Wilber) (12/02/83)
Chocolate is made from ground roasted cocoa beans. Cocoa is chocolate with some of the fat removed, pulverized. Carob is another plant altogether. I'm not sure why carob is touted as a "natural" substiture for chocolate; I do believe carob confections have less calories than chocolate confections (less sugar needed for equivilent sweetness and/or fewer calories in the carob than in the chocolate?). -- K. M. Wilber iheds!kmw or mvuxt!kw
pvl@houxh.UUCP (12/03/83)
In addition, I believe that Carob is caffeine-free. That was important to my pregnant wife. Pete LaMaster (201)949-0040