I just checked. You are right. It is not cacao (from which we obtain chocolate) which I am saying can be pretty deadly if you are an addictive person.

: Carob is different from chocolate. It
: comes from a bean, and I think it
: tastes sweeter than chocolate. It
: is naturally sweet. Chocolate is
: only sweet if sugar is added to
: it. IN the 70's, people were using
: it as a chocolate substitute.
: Allison