Sodium Starch Glycolate
A). maize
B). Potato
Sodium starch glycolate is white to off-white, tasteless, odorless, relatively free flowing powder. Sodium starch glycolate absorbs water rapidly, resulting in swelling which leads to rapid disintegration of tablets and granules. It is used as a disintegrant, a suspending agent and as a gelling agent.
Adding sodium starch glycolate to capsules and tablets to help make them disintegrate and dissolve better, making it easier to absorb. So the pill swells and breaks apart into small pieces. It can also be used to help form gels.
SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE |
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PROPERTY |
SPECIFICATION |
Description |
Very fine, White or off- white, odorless, relatively free-flowing powder. |
Identification |
Pass A,B,C,D of USP, BP, Ph.Eur |
Solubility |
Practically insoluble in water, insoluble in most organic solvents. |
pH |
5.5-7.5 |
Loss On Drying |
NMT 10.0% |
Heavy Metals |
NMT 20ppm |
Organic Volatile Impurities |
Complies as per USP |
Heavy Metals |
Less than 20 ppm BP,Ph.Eur, USP |
Iron |
NMT 20ppm |
Sodium Chloride |
NMT 7.0% / NMT 10.0% |
Sodium Glycolate |
NMT 2.0% |
Assay |
2.8%-4.5% |
Escherichia. Coli |
Absent |
Salmonella species |
Absent |