Sodium starch glycolate is a white, odourless, tasteless powder with good flow properties, produced by cross linking and carboxymethylating starch sourced from maize (corn) or potatoes. It serves as a powerful superdisintegrant in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical tablets and capsules, helping them break apart
quickly after ingestion.
It is especially suitable where fast disintegration and reliable performance are required in oral solid dosage forms. Published excipient references note that it rapidly absorbs moisture, swells
substantially, and supports quick tablet and granule breakdown.
Key Benefits
- Rapid water absorption and high swelling capacity.
- Promotes fast tablet disintegration and improved
dissolution. - Suitable for a wide range of oral solid dosage formulations.
- Can be used as a disintegrant, suspending agent, and
gelling agent.
Typical Applications:
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Immediate-release formulations
Functional Benefits:
- Consistent performance in low concentration use levels is commonly associated with this excipient category.
- Supports efficient tablet breakup for better release performance.
