<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">locust bean pod</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Ceratonia siliqua</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>pod</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>carob bean pod</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>carob pod</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>locust bean pods</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pod, locust bean</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Long pods of the species Ceratonia siliqua, native to Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Mediterranean islands, the Middle East, and the Canary Islands. The pods contain small beans called "locust beans" and sweetish edible pulp. The pods are used as animal feed; ground pods are used as a source of chocolate substitute, a source of sugar, and to make makuba, a liquid binder used in traditional northern Nigerian mud buildings. ]]></note></mads>