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No Baking Powder? Try These Easy Substitutes for Perfect Baking!
Top Baking Powder Alternatives for Recipes - Cape Crystal Brands
  • Baking Powder Alternatives
January 18, 2024

No Baking Powder? Try These Easy Substitutes for Perfect Baking!

What if you’re halfway through baking a cake and realize you’re out of baking powder?...
How to Make the Perfect Dairy-Free Heavy Whipping Cream
Dairy-Free Heavy Whipping Cream Alternative - Cape Crystal Brands
  • dairy-free
January 18, 2024

How to Make the Perfect Dairy-Free Heavy Whipping Cream

Can’t have dairy but miss the richness of heavy whipping cream? Whether you’re vegan, lactose-intolerant,...
Is Xanthan Gum Bad for You?
Is Xanthan Gum Bad for You? - Cape Crystal Brands
  • xanthan gum
January 18, 2024

Is Xanthan Gum Bad for You?

Xanthan gum is a common food additive that is used as a thickener and stabilizer in...
The Exciting World of Food Gums
The Exciting World of Food Gums - Cape Crystal Brands
  • Food Gums
January 17, 2024

The Exciting World of Food Gums

Welcome to the exciting world of food gums! Have you ever wondered what gives certain foods...
Just the Best Gluten-Free Artisanal Bread
Just the Best Gluten-Free Artisanal Bread - Cape Crystal Brands
  • Gluten-Free Artisanal Bread
January 17, 2024

Just the Best Gluten-Free Artisanal Bread

Making gluten-free bread can be a challenge, but with our artisanal bread recipes, you can create the perfect gluten-free...
Health Benefits of Agar Agar: The Gelatin Replacement
Health Benefits of Agar Agar: The Gelatin Replacement - Cape Crystal Brands
  • agar agar
January 16, 2024

Health Benefits of Agar Agar: The Gelatin Replacement

Are you looking for a gelatin alternative that is not only vegetarian and vegan-friendly but also offers a range of...
What Makes Tara Gum a Plastic Alternative?
What Makes Tara Gum a Plastic Alternative? - Cape Crystal Brands
  • tara gum
January 16, 2024

What Makes Tara Gum a Plastic Alternative?

Unlike synthetic plastics, which are harmful to the environment and can take centuries to decompose, Tara...
Optimize Texture by Blending Hydrocolloids
Optimize Texture by Blending Hydrocolloids - Cape Crystal Brands
  • Blending Hydrocolloids
January 15, 2024

Optimize Texture by Blending Hydrocolloids

Are you looking to enhance the texture of your culinary creations? Look no further than...
How Guar Gum Used in Foods?
How Guar Gum Used in Foods? - Cape Crystal Brands
  • guar gum
January 14, 2024

How Guar Gum Used in Foods?

Guar gum is a common ingredient in many of your favorite foods, from ice cream to...

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.

Click here to make your selection.