MAIZE STARCH EXTRA WHITE
Native Maize Starch

MAIZE STARCH EXTRA WHITE / Native Maize Starch

Starch

9005-25-8

White, very fine matte powder that creaks when pressed between the fingers

MAIZE STARCH EXTRA WHITE is a native maize starch with natural whiteness (not chemically bleached) having 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. Maize Starch Extra White presents improved chemical stability vs. chemically treated bleached starches. Minimum recommended concentrations: 5% as binder and 10% as disintegrant.

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: 0.78 g/cm³
True Density: 1.478 g/cm³
Angle of Repose: 57°

Swelling