Food Ingredients

CODCHEM FOOD INGREDIENTS DIVISION

Codchem manufactures and markets food ingredients in the following product categories:

  • Food Flavourings 
  • Blending of food colourings
  • Beverage emulsions and cloudifiers

 

In addition, the company imports and trades in a variety of food chemicals used in food processing and beverage manufacturing including preservatives, stabilisers, acidifiers and sweetener blends. 

 

Our products are used mainly in sugar confectionery, beverage manufacture, bakeries, dairies as well as in other applications. 

 

Main Products

  • Wide range of liquid flavors e.g Raspberry, Strawberry, Creamsoda, Orange, Vanilla, Grape, Banana etc.
  • Beverage Emulsions and Cloudifiers. 
  • Wide variety of colour to match flavour products e.g. Apple Green, Raspberry Red, Strawberry Red, Pineapple Yellow, Orange. 
BEVERAGE FLAVOUR PRODUCTS: CURRENT LIST

Apple
ChocolateLemon & LimePineapple
Apricot CognacLime Plum
BananaColaMangoRaspberry
Blackberry
CreamsodaMixed Fruit
Rum
Black Currant
Ginger Beer
NaartjieStrawberry
Brandy Granadilla
Orange Tropical Fruit
BubblegumGrapePeachTutti-Frutti
Cherry LemonPeach Apricot
Vanilla
Cherry Plum
Lemonade Pear

NB: There are over 50 flavours and some of these are made in several varieties and combinations. The products are all manufactured at our factory.

EMULSIONS AND CLOUDIFIERS
These are products used in the beverage industry in making drinks. They provide such characteristics as mouth feel, flavour profile and colour to the final consumable products. 

Almond
Buttervanilla
Greengage
Raspberry
Apple - Green; Red
ButterscotchHoneyRum
ApricotCaramelLemon Rum and Raisin
Banana
Cherry
Lime Strawberry - Creamy; Candy fresh; Earthy
BlackberryChocolate - Plain; Mint
Liquorice
Toffee - Plain; Creamy; T/Nut
Blackcurrant
CognacMarieVanilla
Blueberry
ColaMint - Ice
Brandy Condensed Milk
Orange - Natural; Juicy; Sweet
BubblegumCranberryPeach
Bunspice
Cream Walnut
Peach Apricot
ButterCustardPineapple
ButterbelleGingerPistachio
Buttermilk
GrapeQuince

There are over 40 flavours and some of these are produced in several flavour varieties e.g. sweet orange; juicy orange, sweet juicy orange and plain orange. These products are all manufactured at our factory.

WATER SOLUBLE COLOUR BLENDS (POWDER FORM): CURRENT LIST

Apple Green
Blue Crimson Deep
Pineapple
Apple Green Deep
Blue (Icing)
Grape
Raspberry Red
Aurentine Deep
Bubblegum
Lemon Rose Pink
Aurentine Yellow
ButterscotchLemon Yellow
Strawberry Red
Banana Caramel
Lime Green
Tomato Red
BlackCherry Plum
Orange Vanilla
Black currant
Chocolate Brown
Peach
Yolk of Egg Yellow

NB: There are over 30 colour blends and some can be produced in a number of shade varieties e.g.red, orange, yellow and green shades. The blends are all produced at our factory. 

PRIMARY DYES - GENERALLY AVAILABLE EX- STOCK: CURRENT LIST

Product Common Name  Product Common Name
Brilliant BlueFood Blue 2Ponceau 4RFood Red 7
CamosineFood Red 3Quinoline YellowFood Yellow 13
Green ‘S’Food Green 4Sunset Yellow Food Yellow 3
Indigo CarmineFood Blue 1
TatrazineFood Yellow 4

OTHER PRODUCTS

Codchem also stocks various food chemicals that have wide usage in food processing and beverage manufacturing. Product groups are stated below: 

  • Food preservatives
  • Artificial Sweeteners and blends 
  • Food thickeners/ Stabilisers 
  • Acidifiers 

MARKETS

Codchem Food Ingredients Division 

 

Most food processing and beverage manufacturing will require the use of “food additives” some of which Codchem supplies; therefore all food and beverage processors constitute a potential market. The following are the main application areas of our products:

 

PRODUCT APPLICATION – BY FOOD SECTOR

 

EXAMPLES OF CURRENT RANGE OF FLAVOURS APPLICATIONS
Cherry, Cherryplum, Creamsoda, Grape, Orange, Pineapple and raspberryBEVERAGES
Cordials, Freezits, Carbonated Lemon/Lime, soft drinks, juice based drinks, squashes, syrups.

Almond, Butter, Butterscotch, Caramel, Coconut, Tutti-Frutti, Strawberry, Vanilla.
SUGAR CONFECTIONERY
High Boilings, Fat Boilings, Toffees, Chewing gum, Jellies and Gums.

Butter, Coffee, Lemon, Raspberry, Strawberry.
BAKERY AND GENERAL USE
Biscuits, Cakes, Bakery fillings, Biscuit creams.

Butter, Cheese, Strawberry, Peach, Vanilla.
DAIRY FLAVOURINGS
Milk drinks, Dressings, Ice Cream, Margarine, Yoghurt.

Banana, Orange, Pineapple, Lime, Vanilla
DESSERTS
Custard, Gelatine desserts, Mousse, Puddings, Jellies.

Raspberry, Strawberry
PHARMACEUTICALS
Cough Syrups, Throat lozenges.

NB: Codchem supplies products to the local industry as well as regionally to Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Botswana.  

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