This study aimed at evaluating the effects of dietary carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) pulp, a by-product fruit processing industry, on light lamb performances, time budget behaviour, coefficients total tract apparent digestibility (CTTAD) and blood metabolites. A 144 crossbred lambs with 41 ± 5.5 days age were monitored in two consecutive batches. They housed groups 6 (3 females 3 males) balanced ...

Cumulative evidence indicates the relevance of cocoa in modulation cardiometabolic diseases. Nevertheless, pure may be rejected by many consumers due to its bitter taste. Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) is a Mediterranean legume with pods rich dietary fibre and polyphenols. In this study, carob flour was combined cocoa, obtain blend which subjected nutritional evaluation (proximate composition, ca...