Products

Capitol Food Company Cocoa Powder is obtained when cocoa butter, the fat portion of cacao beans, is removed during processing. The remaining dried solids are ground into a product that is sold as cocoa powder. This is a high-quality, cost-effective, and SQF-certified product.

Capitol Food Company Potato Starch is extracted from the cells of the root tubers of the potato plant, which contain starch grains called leucoplasts. To extract this starch, the potatoes are crushed, following which the starch grains are released from the destroyed cells. The starch is then washed out and dried to powder. This product often appears in gluten-free recipes as a thickener instead of flour.

Capitol Food Company Pea Starch is a non-GMO, non-allergenic, and gluten-free ingredient. It is the last of the major by-products of peas but is different than pea flour or pea protein. Peas contain 40% starch, and the native starch form is a white powder that is neutral in taste and color with exceptionally high amylose content and gel strength.

Capitol Food Company Granulated Sugar is also called table sugar, granulated sugar, or regular sugar, and is commonly used in North America and Europe. It is made either of beet sugar or cane sugar, which has undergone a refining process.

Capitol Food Company Sesame Oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from sesame seeds. It is a high-quality oil with a distinctive nutty aroma and taste. This naturally derived product is used as a cooking oil and flavor enhancer in many cuisines.

Capitol Food Company White Rice Flour is produced by grinding polished rice (rice with bran and germ removed) into a powder. This flour can be used as a thickening agent for sauces and puddings. It is also very popular for the preparation of a variety of Asian noodles.

Capitol Food Company Sugar is a sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrate used in food. Table sugar, also known as granulated or regular sugar, is a disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose. By law, in the United States, sucrose is the only substance that can be called "sugar" on food labels.

Capitol Food Company Corn Starch is obtained by grinding the white endosperm at the heart of the corn kernel. It is a common food ingredient, often used to thicken sauces or soups and to make corn syrup and other sugars.

Capitol Food Company Maltodextrin is a white powder made from corn, rice, potato starch, or wheat. It is produced by cooking the starches first, followed by the addition of acids or enzymes such as heat-stable bacterial alpha-amylase to break them down further to obtain maltodextrin. This highly processed plant product is easily digestible, rapidly absorbed as glucose, and may either be moderately sweet or almost flavorless.

Capitol Food Company Wheat Bran is the outer layer of the wheat kernel, which is an excellent source of dietary fiber. This high-quality, cost-effective, and SQF-certified product can simply be added to cereals, smoothies, and baked goods to boost nutrition.

Capitol Food Company Potato Flour is obtained by grinding peeled and trimmed whole potatoes. This flour attracts and holds water, producing moist yeast bread with an excellent shelf life. It can be used as a thickener for smoother sauces, gravies, and soups, as well as in gluten-free cooking.

Capitol Food Company Brown Rice Flour is 100% stone ground from the highest quality whole grain brown rice. This versatile gluten-free flour has a mild, nutty flavor and is used as breading, for thickening sauces and gravies, and in gluten-free baking recipes (brown rice flour pancakes, muffins, and gluten-free bread).

Capitol Food Company Ammonium Sulfate is an inorganic sulfate salt obtained by reacting sulfuric acid with two equivalents of ammonia. It is a high-melting white solid that is very soluble in water. It is widely used as a fertilizer for alkaline soils.

Capitol Food Company Cake & Icing Shortening is designed to support the structure of baked goods with higher ratios of liquid and/or sugar. The emulsified shortening allows the creation of smooth icings, cakes with high-volume, tender sweet doughs, and flatbreads.

Capitol Food Company Cracked Rye is the rye equivalent of cracked wheat or steel-cut oats. To obtain this product, the whole kernel (the rye berry) is cracked or cut into a few pieces that are quicker to cook than the completely intact rye berry. Rye is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop, and a forage crop. As a member of the wheat tribe, it is closely related to barley and wheat.

Capitol Food Company Bakers Bran (Regular, Coarse, Red & White) is a wheat bran with finer particle size and texture made from a mix of premium hard wheat. It is very high in fiber and adds flavor and texture to baked goods, cereals, and pasta.

Capitol Food Company Molasses is a viscous product resulting from refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar. It varies by the amount of sugar, method of extraction, and age of the plant. Sugarcane molasses is primarily used for sweetening and flavoring foods.

Capitol Food Company Yellow Corn Bran (Coarse) is obtained by removing the bran from cleaned yellow corn and grinding it through a US 20 screen. This product is a low-fat, low-cost alternative to other bran products. It is a high-fiber corn bran that can be used to increase dietary fiber in mixes, breads, cereals, snack foods, dietary foods, and geriatric foods.

Capitol Food Company Wheat Starch is a processed substance made from the endosperm of wheat grain. The endosperm is the protective barrier for the embryo (also known as the germ) of the wheat grain. It is obtained by "washing" the wheat grain to remove the bran and germ of the wheat grain. This product is commonly used as a texturizer or thickener.

Capitol Food Company Oat Flour is made by grinding groats that still have their bran layer intact, making it a great source of soluble fiber (beta-glucans) along with essential minerals. It is an ideal ingredient when you’re looking to add flavor, nutrition, and viscosity to a wide range of end products. It can be used as a preservative for ice cream and other dairy products, as a thickener for soups, gravies, and stews, and to add nutrition to bread, muffins, crackers, beverages, and desserts.

Capitol Food Company Soy Fiber is made up of 100% soybean hull. It has a total dietary fiber (insoluble) content in the range of 91 - 97% and is used in bakery applications. This product is SQF-certified, naturally derived, high-quality, and cost-effective.

Capitol Food Company Soy Bran is the fiber extracted from soybean hulls which are further refined. The hull is about 8% of the bean's weight, and one-third of the hull is fiber, most of which (more than 70%) is digestible by humans.

Capitol Food Company Invert Sugar is also called invert syrup. It is an edible mixture of two simple sugars, such as glucose and fructose, and is made by heating sucrose (table sugar) with water. It is thought to be sweeter than table sugar, and the foods that contain it retain moisture better and crystallize less easily.

Capitol Food Company Oat Fiber is a great source of insoluble fiber with many nutritional and functional benefits. It absorbs high amounts of lipids and water, resulting in improved crumb softness and texture. It also improves nutrition, yields, and functionality in foods like cereals, breads, snacks, bars, and meat products.

Capitol Food Company Dextrose is a simple sugar made from corn. It is chemically identical to glucose, or blood sugar, and is often used in baking products as a sweetener. This ingredient is commonly found in items such as processed foods and corn syrup.

Capitol Food Company Powdered Sugar is also called confectioners’ sugar, 10X sugar, or icing sugar and is used in food applications. It is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powder form. This product is SQF-certified, high-quality, and cost-effective.

Capitol Food Company Brown Sugar is a sucrose sugar product with a distinctive brown color due to the presence of molasses. It is either an unrefined or partially refined soft sugar consisting of sugar crystals with some residual molasses content that can be produced by adding molasses to refined white sugar.

Capitol Food Company All-Purpose Shortening is a fat that is solid at room temperature and is used to make crumbly pastry and other food products. This product is designed for use in the production of breads, biscuits, cookies, pastries, pies, wafers, cream filling, and many other bakery products. It is perfect for a broad range of bakery applications.

Capitol Food Company Tapioca Starch is also known as tapioca flour, a starchy white flour that is slightly sweet in flavor. It is a popular gluten-free flour made from starch extracted from the South American cassava plant. It is best known for the thick, chewy texture it lends to gluten-free baked goods. It also works well as an allergy-friendly thickener for sauces, soups, puddings, and stews.

Capitol Food Company Brown Rice Syrup is a sweetener derived from brown rice. It is produced by exposing cooked rice to enzymes that break down starches and turn them into smaller sugars, followed by filtering out the impurities. This product contains three sugars, i.e., maltotriose (52%), maltose (45%), and glucose (3%).

Capitol Food Company Specialty Sugars are a range of nutritive sweeteners that include evaporated cane juice, turbinado sugar, sucanat, muscovado, fondant, icing sugars, coarse white sugar, Swedish pearl sugar, Demerara sugar, sparkling white sugar, and sanding sugar. Our products are SQF-certified, high-quality, and cost-effective.

Capitol Food Company Honey is a sweet liquid made by bees using nectar from flowers. It has high levels of monosaccharides (fructose and glucose) and contains about 70 to 80% sugar, which provides sweetness. It also has antiseptic and antibacterial properties.

Capitol Food Company Spelt Flour is a nutritious whole grain flour that is rich in vitamins and minerals such as magnesium, calcium, selenium, iron, manganese, zinc, vitamin E, and B-complex vitamins. This flour is high in protein, lower in calories than wheat flour, and easier to digest than wheat.

Capitol Food Company Thick Oats #3 provide a textural difference (a more solid "bite" than regular rolled oats) while still maintaining the high nutritional value common to all oat products. It is frequently used in breads, energy bars, and granola.

Capitol Food Company Egg Whites are SQF-certified, high-quality, and cost-effective egg albumens for use in various bakery applications. This product is available in both dried and fresh varieties.

Capitol Food Company Select Raisins are oil-treated raisins that lock in moisture and keep them from clumping together. Each raisin is chewy and full of sweet flavor that is perfect for snacking, topping, or baking in the food and baking industry.