Sodium Starch Glycolate
Premium pharmaceutical grade sodium starch glycolate with excellent superdisintegrant properties for rapid tablet and capsule disintegration.
Premium pharmaceutical grade sodium starch glycolate with excellent superdisintegrant properties for rapid tablet and capsule disintegration.
Sodium Starch Glycolate is a highly effective superdisintegrant used in pharmaceutical formulations to promote rapid disintegration of tablets and capsules. It is the sodium salt of a carboxymethyl ether of starch and provides excellent swelling properties.
| Appearance | White to off-white powder |
| Particle Size | ≤ 100 μm (90%) |
| Moisture Content | ≤ 10.0% |
| Bulk Density | 0.4-0.8 g/cm³ |
| Tapped Density | 0.6-1.2 g/cm³ |
| Solubility | Practically insoluble in water |
| Swelling Index | ≥ 300% |
| pH (1% suspension) | 6.0 - 8.0 |
| Sodium Content | 3.0 - 4.5% |
| Degree of Substitution | 0.2 - 0.3 |
| Loss on Drying | ≤ 10.0% |
| Residue on Ignition | ≤ 8.0% |
| Heavy Metals | ≤ 20 ppm |
| Chloride | ≤ 0.35% |
| Total Aerobic Count | ≤ 1000 CFU/g |
| Yeast & Mold | ≤ 100 CFU/g |
| E. coli | Absent/g |
| Salmonella | Absent/25g |
| S. aureus | Absent/g |
| P. aeruginosa | Absent/g |
Primary superdisintegrant for immediate release tablets.
Enhances disintegration in hard gelatin capsules.
Suitable for direct compression tablet manufacturing.
Effective in wet granulation processes.
Ideal for orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs).
Promotes rapid drug release and bioavailability.