Gaspar de Portolá
Gaspar de Portolá , fl. 1734-84, Spanish explorer in the Far West. After serving in Italy and Portugal, he was sent (1767) to America as governor of the Californias to expel the Jesuits and to save Franciscan missions. In 1769, Portolá commanded an expedition sent out from Mexico to extend Spain's control up the Pacific coast by establishing a colony at Monterey Bay, which had been discovered and described by earlier explorers. Portolá's expedition, composed of two ships and two land parties, left Velicatá and met at San Diego Bay, where Portolá established a small colony. From there he continued with a small land party to Monterey Bay, which he failed to recognize. After exploring the region, he returned (1770) to San Diego. Convinced by one of his captains that he had actually seen Monterey Bay, Portolá again marched north. Recognizing at last the bay described by earlier explorers and the site chosen for Spanish occupation of Upper California, he established the mission and presidio of San Carlos. Portolá became governor of Puebla, Mexico, in 1776 and in 1784 returned to Spain.
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Carob - fruit that personifies Tu B'Shevat
Newspaper article from: Cleveland Jewish News; 1/17/1997; 694 words
; ...when he noticed a man planting carob trees. "You know," said Honi, "it takes 70 years before a carob tree bears fruit; are you sure...found this world provided with carob trees," the man replied...s grandson harvesting the carobs. Carobs grow throughout the...
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Carob Pulp Preparation Rich in Insoluble Dietary Fiber and Polyphenols Enhances Lipid Oxidation and Lowers Postprandial Acylated Ghrelin in Humans
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...polyphenol-rich insoluble dietary fiber preparation from carob pulp (carob fiber) on postprandial ghrelin responses and substrate...utilization. Dose-dependent effects of the consumption of carob fiber were investigated in a randomized, single-blind...
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Fudging on chocolate: carob for Valentine's Day? (includes cooking tips)
Magazine article from: Environmental Nutrition; 2/1/1989; ; 700+ words
; Fudging on Chocolate: Carob For Valentine's Day? America is a nation...sinful," but what about its look-alike, carob? Considered by many to be a healthy alternative to chocolate, carob is, indeed, lower in fat. Carob powder or...
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Carob fiber for dairy foods: for fiber enrichment, lowering cholesterol or antioxidative potential, a little carob fiber does the trick.
Magazine article from: Dairy Foods; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...contribute to a well-balanced diet. Carob fiber helps boost the fiber levels of everyday...dietary fiber derived from the pulp of the carob fruit is an ingredient that enables manufacturers...disease. In two recent human studies, carob fiber was shown to have a positive effect...
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Better than chocolate.(carob)(includes recipe)
Magazine article from: Children's Digest; 9/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...you've had this experience, you were probably eating carob. Carob looks like chocolate and can be used to make many of the same foods as chocolate. But nutritionally, carob and chocolate have nothing in common. Carob has just...
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 "Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)")
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The tofu of chocolate: Noted chef says carob should be appreciated on its own.
Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); 8/9/2006; 700+ words
; ...Kulkarni Aug. 9--Don't be fooled by carob. The dark chips look like chocolate...ll know it's certainly not chocolate. Carob is an overlooked ingredient. Sometimes...chocoholics know better than to compare carob to chocolate. Carob can be a nutritious...
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Fruiting and Kernel Production Characteristics of Ten Mediterranean Carob Cultivars Grown in Northeastern Spain
Magazine article from: Journal of the American Pomological Society; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Abstract The carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) is a leguminous...grown in Mediterranean coastal areas. Carob bean gum is extracted from the pod seed...the food industry. The identification of carob cultivars that produce high seed yields...
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Carobs: The special taste of Tu b'Shevat
Newspaper article from: Cleveland Jewish News; 1/21/2005; ; 511 words
; ...chicken soup with kneidelach, it's carobs that take me home. The carob pod (bokser in Yiddish), flat...familiar fruit strewn at my feet. Carobs. If there are carobs, I reasoned, there must be carob trees. And there were! Just as...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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CAROB: FORGET CHOCOLATE, AND JUST ENJOY IT
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 2/28/1996; ; 471 words
; ...Record (Bergen County, NJ) 02-28-1996 CAROB: FORGET CHOCOLATE, AND JUST ENJOY IT...NATURALLY YOURS For some unjustified reason, carob is almost always mentioned in the same...s time the two stop being compared. Carob may be somewhat similar to chocolate in...
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Dispelling the carob myth. (no more health than chocolate)
Newspaper article from: Medical Update; 12/1/1989; 632 words
; DISPELLING THE CAROB MYTH One of the many myths promoted by the so-called...eaten in the right proportions and amounts!) is that carob is healthier for you than chocolate. The fact is, carob is no more a "health food" than chocolate. To be...
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carob
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...x2022; n. 1. a powder extracted from the carob bean, used as a substitute for chocolate. 2. (also carob tree ) a leguminous Arabian evergreen tree...locust tree . ∎ (also carob bean ) the edible pod of this tree. Also...
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carob gum
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
carob gum The gum extracted from the carob , used as an emulsifier and stabilizer as well as in cosmetics and as a size for textiles. Also known as locust bean gum.
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locust
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...edible pod of some plants of the pea family, in particular the carob bean, which is said to resemble a locust. 3. (also locust tree...number of pod-bearing trees of the pea family, in particular the carob tree and the black locust.
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carat
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...t (a unit of weight), from Greek keration ‘fruit of the carob’ (also denoting a unit of weight), diminutive of keras ‘horn,’ with reference to the elongated seedpod of the carob.
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pulse
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...legumes—notably peas, beans, lentils, peanuts, carob, and soybeans—are staples of the diet. The Fabaceae...gums and resins (e.g., tragacanth, copal, and acacia and carob gums), dyes and tannins (e.g., from the indigo plant...
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