Direct compressible dextrose
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsKatleen Rosa Francois Albert Brys, Liesbeth Maria Fernande Meeus
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Abstract
This invention relates to a direct compressible dextrose composition, a process for preparing such a direct compressible dextrose composition by compression and subsequent granulation, and processes for preparing pharmaceutical formulations or food formulations in tablet form using the direct compressible dextrose composition. The invention further concerns pharmaceutical or food formulations, which comprise the directly compressible dextrose composition, and the use of the direct compressible dextrose composition for the preparation of pharmaceutical and food formulations.
Claims9
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A dry granulation process for preparing a direct compressible dextrose composition, comprising:
- providing a starting dextrose composition in powder form, wherein the starting dextrose composition comprises from 50% to 100% by weight dextrose;
- compacting the starting dextrose composition, wherein the starting dextrose composition is compacted by roller compaction to form flakes or by slugging using a tablet press to form slugs, wherein the tablet press is single-punch or rotary type;
- crushing the flakes or the slugs to form granules;
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- screening the granules to obtain a direct compressible dextrose composition in the form of granules with a given particle size distribution.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.