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Understanding Food Additives: Benefits, Risks, and Regulations
Understanding Food Additives: Benefits, Risks, and Regulations
  • Food Additives
February 27, 2025

Understanding Food Additives: Benefits, Risks, and Regulations

Understanding Food Additives: Benefits, Risks, and RegulationsIntroduction to Food AdditivesDid you know that there are...
Link Found Between Plastic Takeout Containers and Congestive Heart Failure
Link Found Between Takeout Containers and Congestive Heart Failure
  • plastic food containers
February 27, 2025

Link Found Between Plastic Takeout Containers and Congestive Heart Failure

A study from China has made a surprising discovery. It found a link between takeout containers...
The Truth About Harmful Food Additives: What to Avoid & Why
Common Food Additives Shown to Negatively Impact Health
  • emulsifiers
February 26, 2025

The Truth About Harmful Food Additives: What to Avoid & Why

Are the ingredients in your food safe? Some common preservatives, artificial colors, and emulsifiers have...
Is Locust Bean Gum Safe? Unveiling the Truth Behind This Popular Food Additive
Is Locust Bean Gum Safe? Unveiling the Truth Behind This Popular Food Additive
  • locust bean gum
February 25, 2025

Is Locust Bean Gum Safe? Unveiling the Truth Behind This Popular Food Additive

The locust bean gum market is growing fast, with a 5.9% annual growth rate expected. It's...
Sodium Alginate Explained
Sodium alginate
  • sodium alginate
February 24, 2025

Sodium Alginate Explained

Welcome to the enlightening realm of culinary sciences, where creativity marries chemistry to evoke gastronomic...
Unlocking Culinary Magic: How Sodium Alginate Transforms Your Kitchen Creations
Unlocking Culinary Magic: How Sodium Alginate Transforms Your Kitchen Creations
  • sodium alginate
February 24, 2025

Unlocking Culinary Magic: How Sodium Alginate Transforms Your Kitchen Creations

When alginic acid binds with sodium and calcium ions, the resulting salts are known as alginates....
Do We Really Need Protein Powder
Do We Really Need Protein Powder
  • Protein Powder
February 24, 2025

Do We Really Need Protein Powder

About 97% to 98% of healthy people get enough protein from their daily food. For...
Potassium Bicarbonate: A Baking, Health, and Culinary Essential
Potassium Bicarbonate: A Baking, Health, and Culinary Essential
  • Culinary and Nutritional Uses
February 24, 2025

Potassium Bicarbonate: A Baking, Health, and Culinary Essential

What if one ingredient could leaven baked goods, support heart health, and balance pH levels?...
What Are GABA-Enriched Consumables?
GABA from oolong tea
  • GABA
February 23, 2025

What Are GABA-Enriched Consumables?

A surprising 60-75% of all synapses in the mammalian brain are GABAergic, making GABA the...

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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