MAIZE STARCH 5%
Native Over-dried Maize Starch

MAIZE STARCH B / Native Over-dried Maize Starch

Starch

9005-25-8

Matte, white to slightly yellowish, very fine powder that creaks when pressed between the fingers.

MAIZE STARCH 5% is a native over-dried starch with disintegrant and filler properties. It is used in a variety of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical dosages including swallowable tablets, hard capsules, blends, granules and pellet premix. Maize Starch 5% is optimized to adsorb water and improve formulation stability. Minimum recommended concentration for disintegrant property: 10%. MAIZE STARCH 5% is available as non-GMO.

Maximum water content: 5%

Maize

14 µm

Practically insoluble in cold water and in ethanol 96%

71°C

Odorless and tasteless  

Powder Flowability: Not free-flowing
Bulk Density: 0.55 g/cm³
Tapped Density: 0.83 g/cm³

Swelling