Upcycled Certified ^® Soluble Cascara Powder

ofi has rescued discarded coffee fruit pulp, upcycled it, and converted it into a convenient, ready to use soluble powder that not only retains the good for you components of cascara, but also introduces a new flavor across many attractive food and beverage categories.

Did you know coffee comes from a fruit?

Don't worry this is a surprise to many people. The seed of the fruit is the coffee bean we all know and love, but the fruit itself is often discarded. By rescuing this fruit, we are bringing valuble nutrients back into the food supply, reducing greenhouse gases, and increasing revenues for coffee farmers. Now that's something we can all feel good about.

Upcycled Certified

Soluble cascara powder from ofi is certified as an upcycled ingredient by the Upcycled Food Association (UFA.)

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Beverages

Cascara can be used to make tea, energy drinks, sodas, cocktails, and powdered beverages

Desserts

Cascara can be used to in dessert classics such as ice cream and crème brulee

Bakery

From pastry filling to macaroons, cascara brings a rich, complex flavor

Confectionery

Cascara creates decadent truffles, caramels and sugar boiled candies

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Press Release Nov 20, 2024

From agronomy to AI: ofi accelerates sustainability impact across global nuts supply chains

Powering beehives with AI in California, and empowering cashew farmers across Africa and Asia are just two highlights published by global ingredients leader ofi, in its latest sustainability report for its nuts business.

The annual ‘Nut Trails’ impact report¹ details progress delivered by ofi’s origin teams of agronomists and social workers, together with partners across its global almond, cashew and hazelnut operations in 2023. Notable initiatives include the KIND Almond Acres Initiative, testing regenerative agriculture practices across 500 acres in California, and expanding the deployment of AI-powered BeeHome™ technology2 to protect pollinators.