Cocktail foamer
Foamee, Wonderfoam and the quillaia foamers
A few drops of a saponin foamer lift a head on a sour. Saponins are foaming compounds found in plants: Wonderfoam lists quillaia extract, from the bark of the quillaia tree, and Foamee a vegetable saponin extract. VERY AQUAFABA gets its foam from the chickpea itself, at 20 ml a drink, with water and chickpeas on the label. Updated: .
The labels
| What you check | VERY AQUAFABA | Foamee | Wonderfoam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made from | Water, chickpeas. No additives, no preservatives. | Vegetable saponin extract, water, citric acid | Quillaia extract, water, gum arabic, modified starch (E1450), sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate |
| Format | Liquid or powder | Liquid | Liquid |
| Dose | 20 ml per drink, or 1.3g of powder with 20 ml of water | 3 to 4 drops per drink | 3 to 6 drops per drink |
| Shelf life | Sealed: at least 12 months at room temperature. Opened liquid: 3 to 4 days at 2 to 6 °C. Opened powder: dry and closed until its best-before date | Not stated | Not stated |
| Allergens | None of the 14 EU allergens | None listed | None listed |
| Packs | Liquid: 1L Tetrapak, 10L bag-in-box and 1T IBC. Powder: 30g, 200g and 3kg pouches | 10 ml, 50 ml and 100 ml bottles | 50 ml and 100 ml bottles |
| Source | What's in VERY AQUAFABA, and the storage guide | foamee.eu | Boston General Store, Dan Murphy's |
Labels checked: October 2026. Formulations change, so each line is read again before this comparison is updated.
What a saponin foamer adds to the drink
Quillaia extract appears on labels as E999. In Wonderfoam it sits with gum arabic, modified starch (E1450) and two preservatives, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate. Foamee lists its saponin extract with water and citric acid. VERY AQUAFABA lists water and chickpeas, with no additives and no preservatives.
To see every foamer in one place, compare the labels side by side.
Not a tin of chickpeas
Some saponin foamers compare themselves with a tin of chickpeas, and on that point they're right: a tin gives you a few drinks and leaves you with the chickpeas. VERY AQUAFABA is not a tin. A 1L Tetrapak makes 50 drinks at 20 ml each, the 200g pouch makes 150, and the liquid is the same from one pack to the next, while the liquid in a can can vary by brand and batch.
Drops or a measured pour
Wonderfoam is used at 3 to 6 drops per drink. VERY AQUAFABA goes in at 20 ml, measured with a jigger, and the method is the one you already know: dry shake, then shake with ice. Try it in a pisco sour next to your usual foamer.
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