Cut ingredient costs without reformulating.
Our starches and stabilisers replace all or part of your current system. Prove it in your own trial first.
- In business
- 30+ years
- supplying South African manufacturers
- Minimum order
- None
- clients order from 1 bag to 100+ tons a month
- Certified
- Halaal & kosher
- Delivery
- Nationwide
- with our own trucks in Durban
Solutions for your industry
Pick your industry to see what we supply and the job each ingredient does in your recipe.
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Dairy & yoghurt
Eating and drinking yoghurt, maas, custard and ice cream. Stabilising systems for body, viscosity and no whey separation, used alone or alongside what you run now.
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Processed meats
Water binding, firmness and elastic bite, with no purge after packing.
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Sweets
Plant-based modified starch as a full or partial gelatin replacement.
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Bakery
Egg replacement in muffins and cupcakes. Partial butter-fat replacement.
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Pies & fillings
Eggless glaze, and freeze/thaw-stable fillings and gravies that don't boil out.
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Dips & sauces
Tomato paste extension, egg-free mayonnaise and dressings, and sauces that hold up to heat, acid and shear.
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Colours, flavours & other
Colours, flavours, preservatives and gums to complete the order.
Find it by function
Know what the ingredient has to do? Start from the problem.
Not sure which? Describe the problem- Viscosity & thickening Body and viscosity in sauces, fillings, custard and drinking yoghurt.
- Stabilising Holds structure through processing and through shelf life.
- Freeze/thaw stability No weeping or breakdown after freezing, so fillings don't boil out.
- Shear, acid & heat resistance Keeps viscosity through pumping, low pH and cooking.
- Preventing syneresis Stops whey and water separating out in the pack.
- Texture & mouthfeel Smooth, creamy body, a soft chew in sweets, elasticity in meats.
- Clean label Clean-label options when your ingredient declaration needs them.
- Cost reduction Partial replacement of gelatin, egg, tomato paste or butter fat in your current recipe.
From sample to supply
Changing an ingredient shouldn't put your line at risk. Every switch starts with a trial on your terms.
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Sample
Tell us what you make and what you use now. We send a sample matched to your system.
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Your trial
Run it in your own plant as a full or partial replacement, at your pace.
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Technical support
We work through the results with your team and adjust until it performs.
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Supply
Order what you need with no minimum order, delivered nationwide.
Talk to the person who decides
Q&A Food Solutions is owner-run. When you call, you'll get a real person who knows the products and will help you find what works. We've supplied South African manufacturers for more than 30 years, to factories ordering anything from 1 bag to over 100 tons a month.
- Samples & technical support
- Samples for your own trials, with support until the product performs.
- Halaal & kosher certified
- With plant-based replacements for gelatin and egg.
- Fast replies
- Enquiries are usually answered the same or next working day.
- Our own trucks in Durban
- Our fleet serves the Durban area, and we deliver nationwide.
Tell us what you make
We'll match a sample to your current system. Prefer to talk? Call or email us directly.
- 031 705 5723
- sales@qas.co.za
- Mon–Fri, 8am to 4pm