Pregelatinised Starch is produced from native starch by chemical or mechanical processing to rupture all or part of granules in presence of water and subsequently dried. It is used as a tablet binder, tablet and/or capsule diluent, and also as a tablet disintegrant.

Pregelatinised starch brings a number of benefits both in processing and performance and can be provided as a fully or partially pregelatinised starch excipient.

Fully pregelatinised starch excipients swell rapidly in water to develop strong binding properties in wet granulation processes. They agglomerate powders most efficiently into granules with good flow and compression characteristics.

Partially pregelatinised starch can provide both excellent direct tableting and wet granulation binding performance.