Lexi's Vegan Deli

28/08/2025

✨ New Product Launch! ✨
We’re excited to introduce Tapioca Starch – now available at Lexi’s Vegan Deli! 🌱

✔️ 100% plant-based and gluten-free
✔️ Thickening for sauces, soups & stews
✔️ Create stretch & melt in vegan cheese
✔️ Adds lightness to baked goods and crispiness to coatings

Tapioca starch, derived from the cassava root, is widely used in plant-based meats where it acts as a binder and texturizer, helping improve chewiness, moisture retention and overall bite. In plant-based cheeses, Tapioca starch create stretch, meltability and creaminess in plant cheeses.

28/08/2025

✨ NEW PRODUCT ALERT! ✨
We’re thrilled to introduce Potato Starch – your new clean-label, plant-based kitchen essential! 🥔💚

✅ 100% Vegan and Gluten-Free
✅ Perfect as a binder for burgers, sausages, nuggets & deli slices
✅ Add creaminess to soups, sauces & dairy-free cheeses
✅ Naturally sourced, allergen-friendly & versatile

Potato starch is used in plant-based meat for its binding, texture and hold moisture. When heated, it forms a gel that helps hold plant proteins, oils and fibers together, creating a firm yet juicy bite similar to animal meat. Potato starch also enhances mouthfeel, prevents dryness during cooking an...

24/08/2025

Start your vegan journey with our Vegan Additives Pantry Box. Find that "must-have" additives in this box to try all of them to find your best fit for your vegan meals. This box will include the following:

100g Xanthan Gum
100g Guar Gum
50g Methyl Cellulose (e461)
50g Agar Agar
100g Kappa Carrageenan
100g Inulin
100g Potassium Sorbate
100g Silicon Dioxide

Ingredients: Xanthan, Guar, Methyl Cellulose, Agar Agar, Kappa Carrageenan, Inulin, Potassium Sorbate, Silicon Dioxide
Allergens: Guar, Xanthan

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14/08/2025

E461 also known as Methyl Cellulose is a food additive used in the food industry as a thickener, stabilizer, and emulsifier to improve texture, increase viscosity and stabilize emulsions. It is commonly found in baked goods, dairy products, sauces and plant meat products.

Mix the Methyl Cellulose with ice cold water in a blender to form a slurry. Once it thickens, use in your recipe.

For only R320 - order yours today!!

https://www.lexisvegandeli.co.za/shop/methyl-cellulose-e461

E461 also known as Methyl Cellulose is a food additive used in the food industry as a thickener, stabilizer, and emulsifier to improve texture, increase viscosity and stabilize emulsions. It is commonly found in baked goods, dairy products, sauces and plant meat products.

14/08/2025

Start your vegan journey with our Vegan Protein Pantry Box. Rehydrate or mix the protein into your recipes to make your vegan meals. This box will include the following:

500g Soy Protein Isolate
400g Pea Protein Isolate
500g Soy Chunks
500g Soy Mince
500g TVP Flakes (Soy)
500g Soy Fibre (fine)
250g Pea Breadcrumbs

For only R600 - order yours today!!

https://www.lexisvegandeli.co.za/shop/vegan-protein-pantry-box

Start your vegan journey with our Vegan Protein Pantry Box. Rehydrate or mix the protein into your recipes to make your vegan meals. This box will include the following: Soy Protein Isolate, Pea Protein Isolate, Soy Chunks, Soy Mince, TVP Flakes (Soy), Soy Fibre (fine) and Pea Breadcrumbs

10/08/2025

We are now stocking Kappa Carrageenan! Kappa carrageenan (E407) is extracted from red seaweed. It is used in the food industry as a gelling, thickening and stabilizing agent. It is mostly used in dairy products like yogurt, ice cream and cheese and processed plant meats like sausages. Order yours today!!

Kappa carrageenan (E407) is extracted from red seaweed. It is used in the food industry as a gelling, thickening and stabilizing agent. It is mostly used in dairy products like yogurt, ice cream and cheese and processed plant meats like sausages.