MAIZE STARCH B
Native Maize Starch

MAIZE STARCH B / Native Maize Starch

Starch

9005-25-8

Very fine matte powder that creaks when pressed between the fingers. White to slightly yellowish

MAIZE STARCH B is a native maize starch with disintegrant, filler and binder (once cooked) properties. It is used in a variety of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical dosages including swallowable tablets, hard capsules, blends, granules and pellet premix. Minimum recommended concentrations: 5% as binder and 10% as disintegrant. Maize Starch B is available as non-GMO.

Maximum water content: 15%

Maize

14 µm

Practically insoluble in cold water and in ethanol 96%

71°C

Odorless and tasteless  

Powder Flowability: Not free-flowing 
Bulk Density: 0.53 g/cm³
Tapped Density: 0.77 g/cm³
True Density: 1.478 g/cm³
Angle of Repose: 55°

Swelling