POTATO STARCH 8%
Native Over-dried Potato Starch

POTATO STARCH 8% / Native Over-dried Potato Starch  

Starch

9005-25-8

Very fine, white or almost white powder which creaks when pressed between the fingers

POTATO STARCH 8% a native over-dried potato 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. Potato starch 8% is optimized to adsorb water and improve formulation stability. Minimum recommended concentration for disintegrant property: 10%.

Maximum water content: 8%

Potato

50 µm

Practically insoluble in cold water and in ethanol 96%

64°C

Odorless and tasteless  

Powder Flowability: Not free-flowing
Bulk Density: 0.769 g/cm³
Tapped Density: 0.909 g/cm³
Specific Surface Area: below 0.2 m²/g
Angle of Repose: 44°

Swelling