Potato Starch
Premium pharmaceutical grade natural starch derived from potatoes with superior binding and disintegrating properties.
Premium pharmaceutical grade natural starch derived from potatoes with superior binding and disintegrating properties.
Potato Starch is a natural polysaccharide extracted from potatoes. It offers excellent pharmaceutical properties including superior binding strength, good disintegration characteristics, and high purity, making it ideal for various pharmaceutical formulations.
| Appearance | White to off-white powder |
| Particle Size | 95% through 80 mesh |
| Moisture Content | ≤ 18.0% |
| Bulk Density | 0.35 - 0.55 g/cm³ |
| Tapped Density | 0.50 - 0.70 g/cm³ |
| Carr's Index | ≤ 22% |
| pH (10% suspension) | 5.0 - 7.0 |
| Starch Content | ≥ 99% |
| Protein | ≤ 0.1% |
| Fat | ≤ 0.05% |
| Heavy Metals | ≤ 10 ppm |
| Lead | ≤ 2 ppm |
| Arsenic | ≤ 2 ppm |
| Total Aerobic Count | ≤ 1000 CFU/g |
| Yeast & Mold | ≤ 100 CFU/g |
| E. coli | Absent/g |
| Salmonella | Absent/25g |
| S. aureus | Absent/g |
Superior binding agent for wet granulation processes.
Excellent disintegrating properties for rapid drug release.
High-quality filler for tablet formulations.
Used as a filler in hard gelatin capsules.
Suitable for tablet coating applications.
Used in liquid formulations as a suspending agent.