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Cape Crystal Brands Unlocks Cooking's “Secret Science” with Free Digital Recipe Library
Cape Crystal Brands Unlocks Cooking's “Secret Science” with Free Digital Recipe Library
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October 1, 2025

Cape Crystal Brands Unlocks Cooking's “Secret Science” with Free Digital Recipe Library

Summit, NJ — October 1, 2025 — Most cooks think recipes are just about ingredients...
Apple Pie Filling Solved: Food Science Reveals Why Thickeners Matter
Apple Pie Filling Solved: Food Science Reveals Why Thickeners Matter
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September 19, 2025

Apple Pie Filling Solved: Food Science Reveals Why Thickeners Matter

The Science of Apple Pie Filling: Why Some Thickeners Fail Summit, NJ — Sept. 19,...
Cape Crystal Brands Tackles Food Waste with 9 Free Food Calculators for Every Cook
Cape Crystal Brands Tackles Food Waste with 9 Free Food Calculators for Every Cook
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September 17, 2025

Cape Crystal Brands Tackles Food Waste with 9 Free Food Calculators for Every Cook

Cape Crystal Brands, the specialty food-ingredient company founded in 2016, today announced a new suite...

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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