Maltitol SweetPearl | Sugar-free excipient: encapsulation and coating

SweetPearl® maltitol - Introduction

A sugar-free excipient with great mouthfeel

SweetPearl^® is a remarkable polyol powder range, which can be used in particular as sweet but sugar-free filler in pharmaceutical formulations. Chemically, SweetPearl^® is a dimeric polyol, with a warming mouthfeel similar to traditional saccharose or cane sugar.

SweetPearl^® powders are also robust and stable excipients with valuable technological properties in terms of flow, particle size, and density, making them handy as straightforward excipients for oral dosage forms.

Roquette’s Application and Research Laboratories have also shown the advantages of SweetPearl^® as a base for sugar-free hard-pan coating and SweetPearl® P 300 DC as a base for chewable and effervescent tablets.

SweetPearl® maltitol - Monograph

Description
Maltitol
White, odourless, sweet tasting, crystalline powder.

Compliance
European Pharmacopoeia

Properties
Physical and chemical

Low hygroscopicity
Chemical stability
Water solubility at 20°C = 153g / 100ml

Organoleptic

Sweetening power about 95% that of sucrose

Dietetic*

Sugarless (non-cariogenic)
May be advised for diabetics
Low-calorie

Particle size (mean diameter)

SweetPearl^® 90: mean diameter 90µm
SweetPearl^® 200: mean diameter 200µm
SweetPearl^® P300DC: mean diameter 300µm

Applications
SweetPearl^®90 and SweetPearl^® 200:

Diluent for tablets and sachets
Excipient for hard coating
Excipient for candying of lozenges
Sweetener for pharmaceutical chewing gum

SweetPearl^® P300DC

Directly compressible maltitol for chewable and effervescent tablets

* Refer to local legislation

SweetPearl® maltitol - Formulation Assistance

TYPICAL FORMULATION

Roquette has developped a number of typical formulations to serve as basic guidelines for obtaining optimum performance from SweetPearl^TM products.

APPLICATIONS LABORATORY SERVICES & SUPPORT

Furthermore Roquette has long offered an integrated customer service for FORMULATION ASSISTANCE (see here presentation of Applications Laboratory Services & Support).

FORMULATION ASSISTANCE

For special formulations requests, please CONTACT US.

SweetPearl® maltitol - Sample Request

Early formulation is important and we recognize the need for formulators to have representative material for initial testing.

We can provide small non-commercial samples wherever you are in the world, with both the corresponding certificate of analysis and conformity and the material safety data sheet.

To obtain access to this service, please submit your sample or other request here.

Request a sample

SweetPearl® maltitol - Current packaging for this family of products

25 kg cardboard box
25 kg open mouth bag
1000 kg big-bag
25 kg pinch bottom bag

To check the immediate availability of these packaging formats or other special packaging, please contact us or your local Roquette representative for further information.