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Parameter |
Details |
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Chemical Name |
Maize Starch |
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Molecular Formula |
(C₆H₁₀O₅)n |
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CAS Number |
9005-25-8 |
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Appearance |
Fine white odourless powder |
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pH |
4.5 – 7.0 |
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Moisture Content |
NMT 15.0% |
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Grade |
USP / BP / IP |
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Packaging |
25 kg polylined paper bags |
Moisture sits at the centre of most Maize Starch-related formulation problems. A batch that arrives slightly above the acceptable moisture range will clump during blending, behave unpredictably under compression, and affect tablet hardness in ways that only become fully apparent mid-production run. Drop below the lower end and disintegration timing shifts sometimes within acceptable limits, sometimes not. Either way, the formulation team ends up investigating a problem that started at the procurement stage.
As reliable Maize Starch Manufacturers in India, moisture content, pH, loss on drying, microbial limits, sulphated ash, and oxidising substances are all tested before any batch is released. The CoA, MSDS, and pharmacopoeial compliance documentation ship with every order, USP, BP, or IP as the buyer requires without needing to be requested separately.
Utility and Performance Benefits:
As trusted Maize Starch Suppliers in India, we supply this excipient in USP, BP, and IP grades consistently tested, fully documented, and ready to perform across every application it goes into. Here is what it brings to your formulation:
Works as a binder in wet granulation, producing granules with consistent compressibility and mechanical strength.
Acts as a disintegrant by absorbing water and swelling, promoting tablet breakup and reliable drug release at the site of absorption.
Serves as a diluent in both direct compression and granulation processes, adding bulk without interfering with the active.
Chemically inert across a wide range of APIs, interaction concerns are essentially off the table under standard formulation conditions.
Well accepted by drug regulatory authorities globally under USP, BP, and IP frameworks.
One of the more cost-stable excipients available, with a safety profile that does not require justification in regulatory submissions.
Solid dosage manufacturing binder, disintegrant, and diluent across wet granulation and direct compression processes.
Capsule filling flow aid and diluent in low-dose active ingredient formulations.
Dusting powders and topical preparations require an inert, moisture-absorbing base.
Food processing thickener and stabiliser in sauces, soups, and packaged food products.
Cosmetics are absorbent and texture agents in dry skin care and pressed powder formulations.
Paper and textile production, surface sizing, and finishing applications.
Pharmacopoeial-grade excipient exports sit in a category where documentation gaps create real problems, not minor delays, but held consignments and incoming quality rejections that push production timelines back further than the original shipment delay ever would have.
As experienced Maize Starch Exporters in India, every international order leaves with a fully prepared set of CoA, MSDS, USP or BP compliance confirmation, microbial limit results, moisture certification, commercial invoice, and packing list verified and ready before the shipment moves. Reach out directly to discuss grade requirements, moisture specifications, order quantities, and lead times.