Sodium Starch Glycolate

Sodium starch glycolate is an off-white, odourless, tasteless, free-flowing sodium salt of carboxymethyl ether powder. It is made from corn or potato starch and is used as a pharmaceutical-grade dissolving agent and super disintegrant.

INCI Name- Sodium Starch Glycolate

Molecular Formulae- (C2H4O3)x·(Na)x

Alternative Names- Sodium Carboxymethyl Starch

Purity of the Ingredients- 99%

Country of Origin- India

BENEFITS AND APPLICATIONS-

• Sodium Starch Glycolate comprises spherical granules that absorb water quickly and swell.
• It improves good flowability and mixing properties.
• It works as a dissolution enhancer.

HOW IT WORKS-

• It works as a food stabiliser and as an anti-ageing agent for bread and in the manufacturing of ice-creams.
• It works as a disintegrant, a suspending agent, and as a gelling agent.

CONCENTRATION AND SOLUBILITY-

• It is recommended that it should be used at a concentration of 6%.
• It is nearly insoluble in water and most organic solvents.

HOW TO USE-

• Mix it with a small amount of water.
• Blend it thoroughly until no lumps remain, then fold it into the batter of the mixture.