Flex softgel capsule shell system

LYCAGEL® Flex

Roquette, a global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients, announce the launch of its new LYCAGEL® Flex hydroxypropyl pea starch premix for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical softgel capsules. Built on Roquette’s market-first LYCAGEL® pea starch technology, the new plasticizer-free excipient gives manufacturers freedom to select the optimal plasticizer combination and customize formulations for a range of production and end-user needs, while setting new standards in quality, stability and performance for plant-based softgels.

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Name

LYCAGEL® FLEX

Generic Name

HP Pea Starch-based softgel premix LYCAGEL

Physico-chemical properties

Compliance

EP/USP-NF

Synonyms

Hydroxypropyl Starch, Carrageenanum, Dibasic Sodium Phosphate

Composition

Hydroxypropyl starch, carregeenan and disodium phosphate anhydrous

CAS Number

Hydroxypropyl Starch 113894-92-1, Carrageenan 9000-07-01, Disodium Phosphate Anhydrous 7558-79-4

Physical Form or Appearance

White or slightly yellowish powder

Application

LYCAGEL® Flex hydroxypropyl pea starch, carrageenan and disodium phosphate blend is a plant-based, plasticizer-free premix for veggie soft capsules. It provides the Flexibility to select the optimal plasticizer and customize ingredient ratios. LYCAGEL® Flex offers excellent film-forming properties and is used in both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications as alternative to gelatin, with the added Flexibility to handle even the most advanced soft capsule formulations.

Water content (LOD)

Water Content (LOD) Maximum: 10 %

Source

Pea (starch), Algae (carrageenan)

Hydroxypropyl value

Min: 2 %

Max: 7 %

Solubility

Partially soluble in cold water

Taste/Odor

Odorless and tasteless

Powder Characteristics

Bulk Density: 0.7 g/cm3


Chemical Structure

Bioprocessing steps

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