The following article is used with the written permission of the author, Gillian Willis, pharmacist and toxicologist.

Carob

Carob comes from the pods of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua). The pods contain the chocolate substitute, saccharine (NOT the same as the sweetener, Saccharin). Carob does not contain caffeine.

Carob is nontoxic and ingestion of a small amount in food such as carob chip cookies, is not expected to cause problems in birds.

 

Gillian Willis
Vancouver, BC