Acetylation and Evaluation of Taro Boloso-I Starch as Directly Compressible Excipient in Tablet Formulation

Table 3

Some powder properties of native, modified starch and Starch 1500®.

Powders	NTB1S	SA1	SA2	S1500®
BD (g/mL)	0.453 ± 0.002	0.413 ± 0.004	0.309 ± 0.003	0.621 ± 0.010
TD (g/mL)	0.590 ± 0.009	0.529 ± 0.007	0.383 ± 0.003	0.726 ± 0.013
HR	1.30 ± 0.019	1.28 ± 0.004	1.24 ± 0.007	1.17 ± 0.003
CI (%)	23.2 ± 1.142	22.0 ± 0.231	19.2 ± 0.437	14.5 ± 0.23
AR (^o)		29.32 ± 0.83	23.84 ± 0.74	25.56 ± 0.89
Flow rate (g/s)		4.206 ± 0.08	12.86 ± 0.02	10.50 ± 0.06
Moisture (%)	12.31 ± 0.01	10.52 ± 0.73	8.38 ± 0.73	11.21 ± 0.21

BD and TD are bulk and tapped density, respectively, HR: Hausner’s ratio, CI: Carr’s index, and AR: angle of repose. The powders did not flow. Values are represented as standard deviation.