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Tablets & Capsules July 2019 23 Chemical salts Company manufactures high-purity chemical salts for the pharmaceutical, bio- pharmaceutical, and nutritional markets at its FDA-registered, cGMP bulk pharma- ceutical-compliant site. Products meet ICH, USP, EP, ACS, and FCC require- ments; are BSE/TSE-, and allergen-free; are kosher- and halal-certified; are consistent lot-to-lot; and contain less than 1 part per million of lead, arsenic, cad- mium, mercury, and aluminum. Portfolio of more than 250 chemical salts includes acetates, carbonates, citrates, formates, fumarates, gluconates, glycinates, lactates, nitrates, phosphates, and sulfates. Products can be supplied in various particle sizes from granular free-flowing salts to ultrafine powders smaller than 6 microns. Pack- aging options include plastic pails, fiber drums, fiber cartons, and bulk super sacks. Jost Chemical, St. Louis, MO 314 428 4300 www.jostchemical.com Nutraceutical tablet platforms Company manufactures calcium carbonate products for nutraceutical tableting and offers flavors, natural colors, antioxidants, and water- and fat-soluble vitamins. Omyasprint is an orally disintegrating tablet comprised of the company's Omya- pharm multifunctional mineral excipient and vitamin B 12 and is designed to dis- solve in the mouth in seconds without water. Omyapharm provides excellent car- rier properties while also ensuring high mechanical stability and fast tablet disintegration. Omya, Cincinnati, OH 513 387 4600 www.omya-na.com Rice-based binder Nu-Bind excipient acts as a natural alternative to synthetic and plasticized binders, allowing dietary supplement manufacturers to produce certified organic and clean-label tablets. The natural binder comprises guar gum, gum arabic, agave fiber, rice hulls, and agave syrup. For dietary supplement formulations, this excipi- ent can replace HPC, PVP, HPMC, PEG, pregelatinized starch, and gelatin. Com- pany offers other organic, clean-label ingredients, including Nu-Mag binder, Nu-Flow anti-caking agent, and Nu-Rice hydration aid. Ribus, St. Louis, MO 314 727 4287 www.ribus.com Wheat-free mannitol Pearlitol 200SD spray-dried wheat-free mannitol provides optimal flow and com- pressibility for developing and manufacturing clean-label, gluten-free tablets of high hardness using low to medium compression force. Excipient has high chemi- cal compatibility with actives and is inherently non-hygroscopic to stabilize a formulation's actives. Additionally, mannitol does not contain unstable crystalline forms and has a negative heat of solution, which imparts a slight cooling effect to nutraceutical tablets, giving consumers a pleasing taste and texture. Roquette, Geneva, IL 630 463 9430 www.roquette.com