Siesta carob bars are made using carob carob powder is produced from the pods of the tree ceratoma siliqua grown extensively in the mediterranean it is naturally sweet contains no caffeine no theobromine and no oxalic acid carob contains the digestion regulating fibres pectin and lignin it also contains vitamins a and d together with three important b vitamins and is also high in calcium and trace elements once harvested the pods are separated from the and roasted milled and sieved to p