Products

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 Guar Gum is also called guaran, a galactomannan polysaccharide extracted from guar beans. This product has thickening and stabilizing properties that are useful in food, feed, and industrial applications. The guar seeds are mechanically dehusked, hydrated, milled, and screened according to application. It is typically produced as a free-flowing, off-white powder.

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 Potato Granules are obtained during a process where the potato cells remain almost intact, which leads to a very low proportion of starch. This low starch content gives the granules a distinctive potato flavor, a short structure, and low expansion. This product is soluble at high temperatures when used as a thickening agent and can be used in snack products.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Extra Virgin Olive Oil is made from pure, cold-pressed olives. This unadulterated olive oil does not use any chemicals or heat during the extraction of oil from the fruit, and its free fatty acid content is not greater than 0.08%.

Capitol Food Company Small Rye Flakes are obtained by cutting, cooking, and rolling small sections of rye groats into simple flakes. In this form, they can be used for a number of different culinary uses, ranging from breakfast foods to sweets. Although relatively inexpensive, the flakes are an excellent source of several essential vitamins and minerals.

Capitol Food Company Capitol Authentic Yellow Corn Grits are dry-milled corn grits made from de-germinated and identity-preserved non-GMO yellow corn. This product does not contain any additives and is used in food applications. Our product is SQF-certified, high-quality, and cost-effective.

Capitol Food Company Palm Oil / Shortening is derived from the tropical palm tree. Some of the unsaturated fats are removed from palm oil to obtain this product so that it is even more stable and has a thick, luxurious texture that is perfect for baking.

Capitol Food Company Long Grain Rice is usually described as rice that is about four or five times as long as it is wide. The typical length measurements for a single grain vary between about 0.27 to 0.35 inches (7 to 9 millimeters). The rice becomes fluffy and dry when cooked and because of its low starch content, it separates easily without excessive stickiness. This product is available in different varieties, such as aromatic, white, and brown.

Capitol Food Company Cottonseed Oil is a commonly used vegetable oil that is derived from the seeds of cotton plants. Because of its flavor stability, it is used for mayonnaise, salad dressing, salad oil, and similar products. Our product is SQF-certified, high-quality, and cost-effective.

Capitol Food Company Rye Meal (Coarse, Medium, Fine) is a high-quality, cost-effective, and SQF-certified rye meal that is available in three forms. When only small traces of the bran have been included, the flour is often called "cream" or "fine rye meal," and if more bran is included, it is called "medium rye meal." The "coarse rye meal" is called pumpernickel, and it derives its name from the traditional German bread.

Capitol Food Company Diced Almonds are obtained from the edible seeds of Prunus dulcis, more commonly called the almond tree. This tree is native to the Middle East, but the United States is now the world’s largest producer. This product is high in protein and rich in vitamins and minerals.

Capitol Food Company Barley Flour is produced from barley after malting and removing sugar and starch by hot water extraction. The extracted barley is dried by indirect steam, then milled and sifted to obtain flour that 100% passes a US 40 mesh screen, with 90% retained by a US 120 mesh screen.

Capitol Food Company White Corn Meal is made from the kernels of white corn. It is often milled to a finer grind than yellow cornmeal, which gives baked goods made with it a more refined, less rustic texture. This product is often the preferred corn variety for use in Mexican-style and other corn-based foods, including tortillas, corn flakes, corn meal, grits, and hominy.

Capitol Food Company Corn Meal is a coarse flour that is obtained by grinding dried maize (corn). This product is a common staple food that is ground to fine, medium, and coarse consistencies, but not as fine as wheat flour.

Capitol Food Company Sweet (Glutinous) Rice is also called sticky rice, sweet rice, or waxy rice. It is a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast and East Asia and the eastern parts of South Asia. It has opaque grains, a very low amylose content, and is especially sticky when cooked.

Capitol Food Company Medium Grain Rice produces moist, tender, and slightly chewy grains that stick to each other when cooked. Common medium-grain rice include Arborio and Valencia, which are typically used to make risotto, and Bomba rice, which is used in paella.

Capitol Food Company Sunflower Oil is a non-volatile oil that is pressed from the seeds of the sunflower. This naturally derived edible oil is commonly used as cooking or frying oil in food applications. Our product is SQF-certified, high-quality, and cost-effective.

Capitol Food Company Soybean Oil is a vegetable oil derived from soybean seeds that is used in savory and culinary applications as a cooking oil. It is one of the most widely consumed cooking oils and the second-most consumed vegetable oil. This edible oil is SQF-certified, high-quality, and cost-effective.

Capitol Food Company Wheat Grits are high in fiber content. These reddish brown, yellow, and creamy white granules are made from soft or hard whole wheat and are very clean and healthy. It is produced by crushing, compression, and separation processes in which the different components are divided by particle size for the wheat grits.

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.

Capitol Food Company Potato Flakes are flat chunks of dehydrated mashed potatoes. The manufacturing process starts with potatoes being cooked and mashed, then crushed by rollers on the surface of a drum. The mashed potato on the surface of the drum is fast-dried until its humidity reaches the desired level, and then the dried layer of mashed potato is scraped from the drum.

Capitol Food Company Olive Oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives, a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean basin. This oil is produced by pressing whole olives and is commonly used in cooking as a frying oil or in salad dressing.