Food Ingredients for tablets, capsules and syrups

The following is a list of Food Ingredients that can be used as functional Pharmaceutical Aid that can be used in the formulation of tablets, capsules, syrups which act as :

  • Nutraceuticals
  • Specific dietary formula foods except infants
  • Special dietary formulas for medical purposes
  • Foods with probiotic & pre-probiotic ingredients
  • Speciality foods having plant or botanical ingredients
  • Health Supplements (e.g Gym supplements)
    
Additive (Pharmaceutical Aid)FunctionalityMax. Permitted Level
Gum AcaciaBinding agentGMP
Gum CarrageenanBinding agent2%
Guar gumBinding agentGMP
Gum TragacanthBinding agentGMP
Xanthan gumBinding agentGMP
Carboxymethylcellulose CalciumBinding agent5-15%
Crosscarmellose sodiumSuper Disintegrant0.5-5%
PectinBinding agentGMP
Sodium alginateBinding agent5%
Sodium starch glycolateDisintegrant, Binder & Thickening agent2%
Tribasic calcium phosphateDiluent, anticaking agentGMP
Tricalcium phosphateDiluentGMP
Dicalcium phosphateDiluentGMP

Guar Gum, Gum Acacia and their derivatives are used as source of dietary fibers and it also includes Pectins.

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