Feature of Empty vegetable capsule, Empty HPMC capsule
Gellan gum and HPMC are the two major raw materials in empty vegetable capsule. Gellan gum is natural high molecular polysaccharide with no organic solvent. HPMC (hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose) is made of plant cellulose. The empty vegetable capsule which made from these raw materials is clear, smooth, low brittle rate, it is considered as good quality product. Both gellan gum and HPMC are natural materials, they are suitable for modern consumption idea, No protein, no fat, no preservative, suited for drug diversity. It can cover drug’s smell, be use more conveniently. Besides, it meet s the needs of vegetarian and special cultural customer (Muslim, Islam, Judaism Hinduism and other religious country).
Gellan gum and HPMC have been widely applied in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries in the word. Empty vegetable capsule that made of gellan gum and HPMC is natural high-tech product. It has a broad prospect and will replace the traditional gelatin capsule in the future.
It is suited for the standard of Pharmacopoeia of the people’s republic of China (2010 Edition, Volume II). The moisture content is between 5-8%, so, very suited for the materials with water absorbability, such as herbal powder. The store temperature is 0-70℃. No need for sterilize with ethylene oxide. Empty vegetable capsule fill up the blank of our country and achieve the advanced level in our country. It breakthrough of the technical barriers for drug package and improve the marketing competitiveness of our country’s drug package.
Applications
It's suitable for all current capsules filling machines.
