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What’s the Best Emulsifier for Sauces, Dressings, or Dairy? A Ranked Buyer’s Guide
What’s the Best Emulsifier for Sauces, Dressings, or Dairy? A Ranked Buyer’s Guide
  • emulsifiers
July 31, 2025

What’s the Best Emulsifier for Sauces, Dressings, or Dairy? A Ranked Buyer’s Guide

Emulsifiers stabilize mixtures of oil and water that would otherwise separate — essential in dressings,...
Unlocking the Power of Locust Bean Gum: Your Questions Answered
Unlocking the Power of Locust Bean Gum: Your Questions Answered
  • locust bean gum
July 29, 2025

Unlocking the Power of Locust Bean Gum: Your Questions Answered

At Cape Crystal Brands, we’re passionate about helping our customers harness the full potential of...
Honey Lemon Gummy with Acacia Gum at Home
honey lemon gummy
  • acacia gum gummy
July 29, 2025

Honey Lemon Gummy with Acacia Gum at Home

Simple Steps to Prepare Honey Lemon Gummy at Home Gummies aren’t just for kids anymore;...
100 Questions About Sodium Alginate—Answered!
100 Questions About Sodium Alginate—Answered!
  • sodium alginate
July 28, 2025

100 Questions About Sodium Alginate—Answered!

Sodium alginate, a natural polysaccharide extracted from brown seaweed, is widely recognized for its gelling,...
Pickled Buckwheat Snacks: Why TikTok’s Latest Food Craze Needs Food Science to Succeed
Pickled Buckwheat Snacks: Why TikTok’s Latest Food Craze Needs Food Science to Succeed
  • Pickled Buckwheat
July 27, 2025

Pickled Buckwheat Snacks: Why TikTok’s Latest Food Craze Needs Food Science to Succeed

In a world where social media dictates culinary curiosity, TikTok has birthed yet another viral...
Sustainable Hydrocolloids: Eco-Friendly Ingredients Shaping the Future of Food
Sustainable Hydrocolloids: Eco-Friendly Ingredients Shaping the Future of Food
  • hydrocolloid
July 27, 2025

Sustainable Hydrocolloids: Eco-Friendly Ingredients Shaping the Future of Food

Hydrocolloids, the versatile food ingredients that enhance texture, stability, and shelf life, are at the...
Exploring Sodium Alginate: From Sea to Solution
Sodium Alginate
  • sodium alginate
July 26, 2025

Exploring Sodium Alginate: From Sea to Solution

has gained recognition for its incredible thickening, stabilizing, and gel-forming properties. Whether you're using it...
Master Gluten-Free Baking: The Ultimate Guide to Using Hydrocolloids for Perfect Texture
Master Gluten-Free Baking: The Ultimate Guide to Using Hydrocolloids for Perfect Texture
  • hydrocollids
July 25, 2025

Master Gluten-Free Baking: The Ultimate Guide to Using Hydrocolloids for Perfect Texture

Gluten-free baking can feel like a puzzle—how do you create bread, cakes, or cookies with...
Guar Gum in Keto Cooking: Low-Carb Guide
guar gum in keto
  • Gluten-Free Baking
July 23, 2025

Guar Gum in Keto Cooking: Low-Carb Guide

Guar Gum in Keto Cooking: A Complete Low-Carb Guide Are you following a keto lifestyle...

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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