Composition for producing hard capsules with a low moisture content comprises water, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, gellan gum, sodium citrate, glycerol and sucrose fatty acid ester

摘要

Composition (I) for producing hard capsules comprises (in %): (a) purified water (76.15-81.04); (b) hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) with a viscosity of 4-8 cP as a 2% solution at 20 deg C (18-22); (c) gellan gum (0.8-1.2); (d) trisodium citrate (0.05-0.1); (e) glycerol (0.01-0.1); and (f) sucrose fatty acid ester (0.1-0.5). Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) hard capsules produced from (I); (2) a process for producing hard capsules; (3) capsules produced as in (2).