Troubleshooting and FAQs for the ReadiLYCOAT^® hydroxypropyl pea starch based film coating systems

ReadiLYCOAT® products are fast dispersible and enable quick film coating using lower processing temperature making it compatible with heat sensitive API. ReadiLYCOAT® also allows glossy finish with high logo resolution.

ReadiLYCOAT® XC is a xylitol-based solution enabling sugar-free sugar coating using film coating technology. It allows sugar-free, sugar coating in hours rather than days while eliminating the need for additional capital investment.

ReadiLYCOAT® XC improves consumer experience offering masking taste and odor with a cool and sweet taste.

Key benefits include: 
•  Quick and easy coating process (high solids content, up to 60% solids in water)
•  Contains few ingredients making it an attractive and sustainable solutions
•   Aqueous, no organic solvents required
•   Processing at low tablet bed temperature (30 to 35°C)
•   Pleasant taste, odor and shiny appearance

ReadiLYCOAT® is a range of starcg-based solutions to provide immediate release coating to all kind of tablets in various oral dosage forms in both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications. 

ReadiLYCOAT® range is composed of the following products:

- ReadiLYCOAT® CLEAR for a transparent coating

- ReadiLYCOAT® CLEAR MS for a transparent coating with moisture sealing (MS) properties
- ReadiLYCOAT® WHITE for a white coating
- ReadiLYCOAT® WHITE MS for a white coating with moisture sealing properties
- ReadiLYCOAT® Colored for a colored coating
- ReadiLYCOAT® Colored TiO2 Free for a colored coating without titanium dioxide
- ReadiLYCOAT® XC for a sugar free sugar coating using film coating technology

ReadiLYCOAT® CLEAR products are blends of pregelatinized hydroxypropyl pea starch, sorbitol and  stearic acid.

ReadiLYCOAT® WHITE products are blends of pregelatinized hydroxypropyl pea starch, sorbitol, stearic acid and titanium dioxide.

ReadiLYCOAT® Colored is a blend of hydroxypropyl pea starch, sorbitol, titanium dioxide, stearic acid, polysorbate 80 and color.

ReadiLYCOAT® Colored TiO2 Free is a blend of hydroxypropyl pea starch, sorbitol, calcium carbonate, stearic acid, polysorbate 80 and color.

ReadiLYCOAT® XC is a blend of xylitol, hydroxypropyl pea starch and magnesium stearate.

ReadiLYCOAT® CLEAR, ReadiLYCOAT® White and ReadiLYCOAT® Colored ranges provide coating for instant release tablets. They offer respectively transparent, white, or customized colored coating.

ReadiLYCOAT® products are mainly composed of hydroxypropyl pea starch. To ensure good film resistance over handling and storage of the coated tablets, starch plasticization is required. Sorbitol is used here as a starch plasticizer.

Stearic acid is used as a process aid to prevent tablet sticking during the coating process. It also contributes to improve the moisture barrier of the coating.