Patent ID: 8992971
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A61J,A61K

Abstract:
1. A non-animal derived soft capsule shell composition having improved disintegration and shell hardness comprising: i) 18 to about 25 wt % of mixed starch containing hydroxypropylated tapioca starch/cross-linked potato starch/hydroxypropylated maize starch in the ratio of 1/0.1 to about 0.5/0.1 to about 0.3; ii) 3 to about 6 wt % of iota-carrageenan as gelling agent; iii) 5 to about 20 wt % of plasticizer; iv) 0.01 to about 3 wt % of buffering agent; v) 0.01 to about 2 wt % of disintegration agent at least one selected from glucoamylase, maltogenic amylase, alpha-amylase, beta-amylase, iso-amylase or pullulanase; vi) 0.01 to about 1 wt % of antioxidant; and vii) 45 to about 60 wt % of purified water.