Cape Food Ingredients

Cape Food Ingredients, also known as CFI, is a South African food-ingredient specialist with close to four decades of industry experience and a wider presence across Africa. The business combines ingredient knowledge with practical food and beverage application expertise.

Our Cape Food Ingredients selection focuses on food-grade ingredients for home makers, small-batch producers and formulation-led businesses. The range includes food acids and buffering ingredients, preservatives, thickeners, gelling agents and functional ingredients for culinary and beverage applications.

Depending on the ingredient, these products can assist with acidity, pH control, preservation, texture, gelling, sweetness, fibre enrichment, flavour and product consistency.

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Cape Food Ingredients

Food Acids & pH Control

Citric, lactic and malic acids, ascorbic acid and sodium citrate for acidity, pH adjustment, buffering and antioxidant support, depending on the application.

Food-Grade Preservatives

Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate for controlled preservation in suitable food and beverage recipes when used at the correct level.

Thickeners & Gelling Agents

Guar gum, xanthan gum and agar agar for building viscosity, suspension, structure and gel texture in suitable recipes and formulations.

Functional & Culinary Ingredients

Vegetable glycerine, inulin, cocoa powders and isomalt for applications involving moisture retention, fibre, sweetness, flavour and confectionery.

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Why We Love Cape Food Ingredients

Cape Food Ingredients offers practical building blocks for recipes and product development. The selection we stock covers important functions such as acidity control, preservation, texture, gelling, sweetness and flavour.

We value the range for its clear food-grade positioning and useful application variety. It gives home makers and small-scale producers access to ingredients that help refine recipes, improve consistency and solve specific formulation challenges.

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Browse food-grade acids, preservatives, thickeners, gelling agents and functional ingredients for culinary, beverage and small-batch production.

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