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Contact SupplierMagnesium stearate is a very fine, light white, precipitated or milled, impalpable powder of low bulk density, having a faint odor of stearic acid and a characteristic taste. It mainly consists of variable proportions of magnesium stearate and magnesium palmitate obtained from vegetable sources.
Magnesium stearate increases the time it takes for tablets and capsules to dissolve due to the film it forms on capsule or tablet ingredients. Magnesium stearate coats a good portion of the molecules in a tablet or capsule, requiring digestive enzymes to break down the magnesium stearate coating before being able to access the nutrients it envelops.
*Our standard packaging is in 25 kg Bags. We can also customize packaging as per customers request at additional cost.
Parameters | USP – NF | ||||
Description | A White or almost White, very fine, light powder, greasy to touch. | ||||
Identification A, B | Complies | ||||
Acidity or Alkalinity% | NMT 0.05 mL | ||||
Chlorides | NMT 0.1% | ||||
Sulphate | NMT 0.5% | ||||
Cadmium | NMT 3 ppm | ||||
Lead | NMT 10 ppm | ||||
Nickel | NMT 5 ppm | ||||
Loss on drying, % | NMT 6 | ||||
Assay, % | 4.0 – 5.0 | ||||
Microbiology Limits | |||||
Total Aerobic Microbial Count, cfu/g | NMT 1000 | ||||
Total Yeast And Mold Count, cfu/g | NMT 100 | ||||
Escherichia Coli | Absent in 1g Sample | ||||
Salmonella Species | Absent in a 10g Sample |
Container | Palletized | Non-Palletized |
20 Ft. (Approx Wt.) | 10,000 Kg | 12,000 Kg |
40 Ft. (Approx Wt.) | 20,000 Kg | 24,000 Kg |