BioVegan Organic Gelling Agents
Meeting friends in the afternoon in order to eat homemade baked goods together no longer is a thing for elderly women. On the contrary: What’s not to love about an invitation for a cappuccino or a latte macchiato? When it’s sunny you can enjoy your Sunday in the garden or on the balcony. Of course a delicious cake should not be missing. But what kind of cake? Frankfurt Crown cake or Black Forest gateau are indeed absolute classics, but because of one's bikini shape not the first choice for everyone. Usually something fruity is offered. Whether it's strawberries, raspberries, cherries or everything together: With some freshly whipped cream fruit cakes are a treat – especially on warm days.
Homemade cakes taste best, of course. Especially when the fruits are from your own garden. If not, you can buy fruits on the local market. The fresher the better. And of course organic. To prevent the strawberries and cherries from rolling off the cake later they are usually covered with gelatin. The substance that also holds gummy bears together normally is made of animal protein. But if you consciously avoid animal products, you don't have to say goodbye to fruit cakes. There are alternatives. Agar and pectin, for example.
Agar is the oldest known plant-based gelling agent. The Japanese have been using it since the 17th century. Agar is obtained from dried seaweed. That's why it is also known under the terms ”Japanese gelatin“ or ”fish glue“. The alternative to gelatin is neutral in taste and can be used for sweet and savoury dishes. The gelling power is even significantly stronger than that of animal gelatine. Another option is pectin. Pectin is usually obtained from sugar beet, apple peel, orange peel or lemon peel. Pectins have the ability to form a gel. Therefore, pectin is often used as a gelling agent and thickener in sauces, cake glazes, desserts, gelling sugars, jams and sweets of all kinds.
When searching for plant-based organic baking ingredients you cannot get past BioVegan, since they offer a very wide range of products for homemade treats. With BioVegan Konfitura Organic Gelling Agent sugar-free fruit spreads in raw food quality will succeed completely without cooking. This way, the valuable ingredients and the natural taste of the freshly harvested fruits are preserved. With the BioVegan Organic Gelling Sugar fruity and velvety spreads can be prepared quickly and without cooking. BioVegan Organic Gelling Sugar can be used to make particularly firm fruit spreads. The variants 2:1 and 3:1 enable fruit spreads made of two or three parts of fruit and one part of sugar. The smooth consistency of the BioVegan Organic Cake Icing brings out the shiny fruit topping particularly well. It is available either clear or with a red colour – ideal for a strawberry cake.
More than 30 years ago the organic pioneers Claus and Käthe Henneke founded today’s BioVegan GmbH. They have come a lot closer to their vision of a holistic nutritious diet, also thanks to the excellent quality of the BioVegan product range. You will taste it!
