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From Sweet to Savory: Unleash the Potential of Veg Gelatin Powder
From Sweet to Savory: Unleash the Potential of Veg Gelatin Powder - Cape Crystal Brands
  • agar agar powder
September 7, 2023

From Sweet to Savory: Unleash the Potential of Veg Gelatin Powder

Gelatin has long been a staple in the culinary world, known for its ability to...
From Sweet to Savory: Unleash the Potential of Veg Gelatin Powder
From Sweet to Savory: Unleash the Potential of Veg Gelatin Powder - Cape Crystal Brands
  • Acacia gum
August 17, 2023

From Sweet to Savory: Unleash the Potential of Veg Gelatin Powder

Gelatin has long been a staple in the culinary world, known for its ability to...
Brief Origins of Agar Agar a Food Gum and Stabilizer
Brief Origins of Agar Agar a Food Gum and Stabilizer - Cape Crystal Brands
  • agar agar
December 17, 2022

Brief Origins of Agar Agar a Food Gum and Stabilizer

Agar-agar is a Malaysian name with a Japanese origin. Chinese settlers in the east Indies...
Agar Agar: The Plant-Based Gelatin Alternative You Need to Try
Amazing Agar Agar the Vegan Gelatin Substitute - Cape Crystal Brands
  • agar agar
February 12, 2022

Agar Agar: The Plant-Based Gelatin Alternative You Need to Try

Looking for a vegan alternative to gelatin? Agar Agar, derived from seaweed, creates firm gels...
Eаѕу Vеgаn Chосоlаtе Pаnnа Cоttа Recipe
Eаѕу Vеgаn Chосоlаtе Pаnnа Cоttа Recipe - Cape Crystal Brands
  • agar agar
January 21, 2019

Eаѕу Vеgаn Chосоlаtе Pаnnа Cоttа Recipe

Panna cotta is a classic Italian dessert which is dairy thickened pudding. Typically it is...

About CapeCrystal

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We are a specialty premium food ingredient supplier for cooks, chefs, and food producers throughout the USA and Canada. We offer such ingredients as agar agar, carrageenans, sodium alginate, tara, locust bean and many other gums, fruit powders and related items. We offer free cookbooks with many delicious and tasty recipes using our ingredients that you can download from our website.

Download FREE Cook Books

Cape Crystal Brands has created a number of interesting cookbooks you will not find anywhere else to provide some creative and delicious recipes from main meals to delectable deserts. The recipes incorporate Cape Crystal Brands specialty ingredients for added gastronomical creativity. Just click on the links below to download. Let us know your favorite creation. Between the 5 available cookbooks there are 200 delicious recipes. You are bound to find a family favorite here.

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