Shandong Yulong Cellulose Technology Calcium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMCCa)

Identification & Functionality

Ingredient Name

Calcium Carboxymethyl Cellulose

Food Ingredients Functions

Binder,

Dispersant,

Thickener

Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions

Dispersant

Ingredients

Calcium Carboxymethyl Cellulose

Technologies

Food Ingredients,

Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals

Product Families

Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals — Excipients

Formulation & Processing Aids

Food Ingredients — Functional Additives

Binders & Disintegrants,

Processing Aids

Food Ingredients — Texture & Consistency

Starches & Thickeners

Features & Benefits

Food Ingredients Features

Excellent Adhesive Properties,

Improved Dispersion,

Improved Water Retention

Applications & Uses

Markets

Food & Nutrition,

Healthcare & Pharma

Applications

Food & Nutrition — Beverage

Other Non-Alcoholic Beverages,

Powdered Beverages,

Tea, Cocoa & Coffee

Healthcare & Pharma — Drug Delivery & Care Solutions

Oral

Food & Nutrition — Food

Bakery

Dosage Form

Tablets

Food & Nutrition Applications

Biscuits,

Coffee,

Powdered Beverages

Applications

• For food industry - like cocoa powder, instant coffee, and refreshing beverages solid and powdered foods, CMCCa are swollen in water to promote dispersion and rapid dissolution. For chocolate biscuits, added 0.5% to 3% CMCCa can improve the sense of taste, and make biscuits no easy to stick the teeth.
• For pharmaceutical industry - CMCCa suitable for wet granulation and powder direct tableting, due to its good chelate structure, especially for cephalosporins with good dissolution improvenment. especially due to it calcium salt, it is particularly suitable for cardiovascular drugs that limit sodium salts. 

Properties

Physical Form

Powder,

Solid