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Enjoy Eating Light and Fluffy Vegan Souffle Pancakes with Xanthan Gum
Enjoy Eating Light and Fluffy Vegan Souffle Pancakes with Xanthan Gum
  • buy xanthan gum online
May 6, 2025

Enjoy Eating Light and Fluffy Vegan Souffle Pancakes with Xanthan Gum

If you are in love with the fluffiness of pancakes that melt in your mouth,...
FDA to Phase Out Petroleum Based Food Dyes
FDA to Phase Out Petroleum Based Food Dyes
  • food dyes
May 1, 2025

FDA to Phase Out Petroleum Based Food Dyes

The FDA has recently announced a pivotal change in the food industry by initiating the phase-out...
Exploring the Thickening Power of Guar Gum for Soups and Sauces
Exploring the Thickening Power of Guar Gum for Soups and Sauces
  • Benefits of Guar Gum
April 29, 2025

Exploring the Thickening Power of Guar Gum for Soups and Sauces

Wondering why Guar Gum for Soups and Sauces is gaining popularity across food industries and...
Buy Sunflower Lecithin Powder for Cooking and Baking?
Buy Sunflower Lecithin Powder for Cooking and Baking?
  • buy sunflower lecithin powder
April 17, 2025

Buy Sunflower Lecithin Powder for Cooking and Baking?

If you are a cooking and baking enthusiast, you are sure to look for ways...
A Comprehensive Comparison of Xanthan Gum and Guar Gum
A Comprehensive Comparison of Xanthan Gum and Guar Gum
  • Food stabilizers and thickeners
April 9, 2025

A Comprehensive Comparison of Xanthan Gum and Guar Gum

Ever wondered if gums can ever be used in cooking or in the food industry?...
Reverse Specification Instructions
Reverse Specification Instructions
  • reverse spherification
April 8, 2025

Reverse Specification Instructions

Creating a reverse specification using Cape Crystal Brands Sodium Alginate typically means formulating a desired...
Why Isn’t Propylparaben Banned as a Food Additive?
Why Isn’t Propylparaben Banned as a Food Additive?
  • Propylparaben
April 4, 2025

Why Isn’t Propylparaben Banned as a Food Additive?

Propylparaben is a common food preservative found in many products. It's legal in the U.S....
Exploring the Indispensable Role of Pectin in Jam
Exploring the Indispensable Role of Pectin in Jam
  • fruit jam recipe with pectin
April 3, 2025

Exploring the Indispensable Role of Pectin in Jam

There is hardly anyone who would not love the delicious taste of jams and fruit...
Understanding Natural and Synthetic Emulsifiers: Key Differences and Uses
Understanding Natural and Synthetic Emulsifiers: Key Differences and Uses
  • emulsifiers
March 25, 2025

Understanding Natural and Synthetic Emulsifiers: Key Differences and Uses

Emulsifiers mix oil and water, key in mayonnaise, cosmetics, and drugs. Natural ones, like soybean...

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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