Excipient
25kg/paper bag
- Wide sources and low cost: Starch can be extracted from a variety of plants such as corn, potatoes, wheat, cassava, etc. It is easy to obtain and has a relatively low production cost, so it is widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
- Non-toxic and good biocompatibility: Natural starch is non-toxic to the human body, easily digested and absorbed, has good biocompatibility, and is highly safe as an excipient.
- Good physical and chemical properties:
- Plasticity and viscosity: Starch becomes sticky when heated while wet, and has a certain solidity after cooling, making it useful as an adhesive or filler.
- Water absorption and swelling: Starch can absorb water and swell, which helps to increase the volume of the product and improve the taste.
- Modifiable: After being modified by physical or chemical methods, starch can have more diverse properties, such as different viscosities, stability, solubility, etc., to meet different application requirements.
- Mild taste: The starch itself has a light taste and smell and will not significantly affect the original flavor of the product.
- Easy to process: Starch is easy to mix, press, and shape.
- Compared to some synthetic polymers, starch is of natural origin and is more in line with consumers' preference for natural ingredients.
- Compared to some proteins: Starches are less likely to cause allergic reactions and are generally less expensive.
- Compared with some minerals: starch has better plasticity and taste.
- Compared to some sugars: Starches are less sweet and provide better structure and viscosity.