
TEXTURAS
Now an exclusive brand to the Caterfood Buying Group in the UK - and all customers of our Members - take a new look at the Texturas range.

Enhance your dishes and experiment with new techniques
Texturas products have been on the market for around ten years, but the excitement and sophistication that they can bring to any kitchen never gets old. Explore endless opportunities to enhance the experience of your food - both visually and when it comes to adjusting flavour and texture. Created to bring extraordinary culinary experiences to life, Texturas is the original presentation-enhancing brand for professional chefs.
Three ways to use Lecite from Texturas
Lecite is a natural soy lecithin-based emulsifier, ideal for making an irresistible edible foam or ‘air’ to subtly enhance any dish. We’ve experimented with three different ways to incorporate this technique into your menus.
Fillet of Cod with Lobster Foam and Champagne Butter Sauce
This dish pairs delicate cod fillet with a rich lobster foam to enhance the dish. Add a luxurious champagne butter sauce and you have the perfect refined dinner.

Pork Tenderloin with Mustard Air
This modernist dish combines succulent pork tenderloin with a light and airy mustard foam, complemented by earthy wild mushrooms.
Lime Foam with Lemon Pannacotta
Learn how to create an enhanced foam as the centre piece of your dish. Incredibly tangy and airy, this foam technique is perfect for elevating desserts and cocktails.
Elevate your drinks menu with Texturas
From an eye-catching Berry Fizz, made using Xantana (xantham gum) for a silky texture, to creating your very own popping ‘melon caviar’ with the Algin (sodium alginate) and Calcic (calcium chloride) products - get all the recipes, techniques and advice that you need to inspire you today.
Berry Fizz with Xantana
Create an eye-catching and refreshing, fruity drink with a silky texture and intense and velvety foam layer. Perfect for parties and taking your drinks to the next level.
Melon Caviar with Cantaloupe Melon Juice
Something extra special, make your own ‘caviar’ with the Align (sodium alginate) and Calcic (calcium chloride) products for a really fun and fruity melon mocktail or cocktail.
HOW TO USE TEXTURAS
Our Development Chef Phil Clark demonstrates how to use Texturas products in the dishes presented here with tips and suggestions as to how to get the best result using both general and specialist kitchen equipment.
Texturas Lecite
A powdered, natural soy lecithin-based emulsifier used in cooking to create airy textures like foams and to stabilize emulsions, especially for sauces. It's a versatile ingredient for transforming liquids into foams, and it also has unique emulsifying properties, allowing it to bind seemingly impossible sauce combinations.
Texturas Xantana
A xanthan gum-based thickener and suspensor produced by fermenting corn starch. It's known for its strong thickening ability, allowing for the use of minimal product without altering the taste of a recipe. It also helps to keep ingredients suspended in liquids, preventing them from settling.
Texturas Algin & Calcic
Algin a natural product derived from brown algae, used primarily for spherification, a technique in molecular gastronomy that creates edible spheres. It's a refined powder that gels when mixed with Texturas Calcic. Texturas Algin is also used as a stabiliser and thickener in various food products. Calcic is essential in the reaction with Algin that produces Spherification. It is the ideal reactant for its high water solubility, considerable calcium content, and consequently great capacity for producing Spherification.
Pork Tenderloin with Mustard Air
Pork Tenderloin
- 450g to 900g pork tenderloin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground coriander
Mustard Air
- 200g water
- 75g prepared yellow mustard
- 1.6g Texturas Lecite
Chanterelle Mushrooms
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 shallot, finely diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 225g to 450g chanterelle or mixed wild mushrooms
- 2 tbsp butter
- Salt & black pepper, to taste
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190°C (fan 170°C) / Gas mark 5
- Pat the pork tenderloin dry and season it with garlic powder, mustard powder, cumin, coriander, and salt. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat with a little oil. Sear the pork on all sides until golden brown (about 2 minutes per side). Transfer to a baking tray and roast in the oven for 12–15 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 63°C (for a slightly pink centre). Rest the pork for 5 minutes before slicing.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the water, mustard, and soy lecithin. Using a hand blender, blend the mixture until a foam form on top. Let it sit for 1–2 minutes, then gently scoop the foam to use as plating.
- Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook for 2 minutes until softened. Stir in the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds. Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, and sauté for 5–6 minutes until tender. Stir in the butter, letting it melt and coat the mushrooms.
- Heat rapeseed oil in a frying pan over high heat.
- Arrange slices of pork tenderloin on a warm plate.
- Spoon over the chanterelle mushrooms.
- Top with delicate scoops of mustard air.
Lemon Pannacotta & Lime Foam
Tangy and airy, perfect for desserts or cocktails.
Lime Foam
- 240ml lime juice (about 5–6 fresh limes)
- 60ml water
- 2 tbsp caster sugar (or adjust to taste)
- 1 gelatine leaf
- 1/2 tsp Texturas Lecite
Lemon Pannacotta Makes 2 dariole moulds
- 500ml double cream
- 100ml whole milk
- 100g caster sugar
- Zest of 1 large unwaxed lemon
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
- 3 gelatine leaves
Instructions
Lime Foam Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine the lime juice, water, caster sugar, and lime zest.
- Warm gently over low heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Don’t let it boil. Remove from the heat.
- For gelatine leaves, soak them in cold water for 5 minutes, then squeeze out the excess water.
- Stir the softened gelatine into the warm lime mixture until fully dissolved. Allow it to cool slightly.
- Whisk in the lecithin powder. This will help stabilise the foam.
- Use a stick blender (immersion blender) to whip air into the liquid. Hold it just below the surface to create foam.
- Allow the foam to rise to the top and scoop it off for serving.
Pana Cotta Instructions
- Soak gelatine leaves in cold water for 5–10 minutes.
- (If using powdered gelatine, bloom in 3 tbsp cold water.)
- In a saucepan, combine the double cream, milk, caster sugar, and lemon zest.
- Gently heat over medium heat until just about to boil (don’t let it boil). Stir until sugar dissolves.
- Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes to infuse.
- Strain out the lemon zest (optional, for smoother texture).
- Stir in the softened gelatine leaves or bloomed powdered gelatine until fully dissolved.
- Let the mixture cool slightly (about 10 minutes), then stir in the lemon juice — adding it while too hot can affect the gelatine setting.
- Pour into ramekins or serving glasses.
- Chill for at least 4 hours, or until completely set.
Method
- Add the fresh lime foam on top of the chilled posset for a zesty, airy contrast.
- Garnish with lime zest or a sprig of mint.
Fillet of Cod with Lobster Foam & Champagne Butter Sauce
This dish pairs delicate cod fillet with a rich lobster foam and a luxurious champagne butter sauce—perfect for a refined dinner.
Cod Fillet
- 4 cod fillets (170g each)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 25g unsalted butter
- Salt & white pepper (to taste)
- Fresh thyme (optional)
Lobster Foam
- 120ml lobster stock
- 60ml double cream
- 15g unsalted butter
- 1 tsp Texturas Lecite
Champagne Butter Sauce
- 120ml champagne (or a dry sparkling wine)
- 60ml fish stock
- 1 small shallot, finely chopped
- 60ml double cream
- 40g unsalted butter (cold, cubed)
- Salt & white pepper to taste
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190°C (fan 170°C) / Gas mark 5.
- Season the cod fillets with salt and white pepper.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Sear the cod for 2 minutes on each side until golden brown.
- Add the butter and fresh thyme, then baste the fish for another minute.
- Transfer to the oven and bake for 5–7 minutes until just cooked through.
- In a saucepan, gently sauté the shallots in a little butter until soft.
- Add the champagne and fish stock, then simmer and reduce by half.
- Stir in the double cream and simmer for another 2 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and whisk in the cold butter cubes until the sauce is smooth and glossy.
- Season with salt, white pepper, and a touch of lemon juice.
- Heat the lobster stock, double cream, and butter in a saucepan (do not boil).
- Use a hand blender to blend while adding the soy lecithin, creating a light foam.
- Place the cod fillet on a warm plate.
- Spoon over the champagne butter sauce.
- Top with a delicate layer of lobster foam.
- Garnish with micro herbs
Berry Fizz
A refreshing, fruity drink with a velvety foam layer, perfect for parties.
Ingredients
- 150ml berry juice (blackcurrant, raspberry, or cranberry – Ribena diluted works great!)
- 50ml sparkling water or soda water
- 25ml lemon juice
- 1 tbsp sugar or 1 tsp honey (adjust to taste)
- 1/8 tsp Texturas Xantana (a pinch goes a long way!)
- Ice cubes
- Fresh mint or berries for garnish
Tips for Other Variations:
- Citrus Twist: Swap the berry juice for orange or grapefruit juice for a tangy version.
- Cocktail Version: Add 50ml of vodka or gin for a light cocktail.
- Tropical Style: Use pineapple juice and garnish with coconut flakes for a tropical vibe.
Instructions
Instructions
- In a blender or jug, combine the berry juice, lemon juice, sugar (or honey), and Texturas Xantana.
- Use an immersion blender (stick blender) to mix everything until smooth. The Texturas Xantana will thicken the liquid slightly, giving it a silky texture.
- Gently stir in the sparkling water to avoid losing the fizz.
- Fill a tall glass with ice cubes. Pour the drink over the ice, allowing the foamy layer to rise naturally.
- Top with fresh mint or a few berries for a sophisticated touch.
Cantaloupe Melon Juice with Melon Caviar
For the Melon Caviar:
- 200ml cantaloupe melon juice (freshly blended and strained)
- 2g Texturas Algin
- 500ml water
- 2.5g Texturas Calcic
For the Drink:
- 300ml cantaloupe melon juice (additional for the drink base)
- 100ml sparkling water or Prosecco
- 1 tbsp honey (optional, for sweetness)
- Ice cubes
- Fresh mint leaves (for garnish)
Serving Idea
The bursting melon caviar adds a fun pop of flavour and texture to the smooth cantaloupe juice. Serve it as a refreshing mocktail, cocktail, or as part of a starter!
Instructions
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix 500ml water with 2g Texturas Algin
- Blend with an immersion blender until the Texturas Algin is fully dissolved. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes to remove any air bubbles.
- In another bowl, dissolve 2.5g Texturas Calcic in 500ml water. Stir until fully dissolved.
- Blend 200ml cantaloupe melon juice with 1g Texturas Algin.
- Mix well using an immersion blender. Allow to sit for 10 minutes to remove bubbles.
- Fill a pipette or syringe with the melon-juice-Texturas Algin mixture.
- Drop the liquid into the calcium bath one drop at a time. The drops will form small spheres (caviar) that gel on the outside but remain liquid inside.
- Let the caviar sit in the bath for about 30 seconds to 1 minute, then remove with a slotted spoon and rinse in a bowl of plain water.
- In a glass, mix 300ml cantaloupe melon juice with 100ml sparkling water or Prosecco for a fizzy option. Add ice cubes if desired.
- Sweeten with honey to taste and gently stir.
- Top the drink with a spoonful of melon caviar and garnish with fresh mint leaves for a stunning presentation.
Equipment Needed:
- Precision digital scales
- Immersion blender (stick blender)
- Small pipette or syringe
- Bowls for the baths
- Fine sieve or slotted spoon
Hungry for More?
Texturas products are developed by Albert and Ferran Adrià, prestigious Spanish chefs, recognised internationally for their creativity and their pursuit of perfection. This line of products is essential to incorporate some of their best-known techniques to your kitchen.