LIGAMED MF-2-V-MB
inci-name: MAGNESIUM STERATE
Description
Ligamed MF-2-V-MB Magnesium Stearate is a kosher, halal and RSPO Mass Balance certified white or almost white, very fine, light powder, greasy to the touch, practically insoluble in water and ethanol. This precipitated Magnesium Stearate (E470b) is based on vegetable renewable raw materials and is very popular in the food industry due to its fine particles (average particle size D50: 7–11 μm) and its high specific surface area of 6–12 m2/g. It is used, candies and dragees, and as a foaming agent or emulsifier in rusks and baking powder. Furthermore Ligamed MF-2-V improves the flowability and continuity with its anti-caking effect in certain hydrophobic powdered foods (e.g. spices and herbs) to extend the shelf life of these powders and mixtures. On top of that, it is used as a lubricant for tableting in the production of tablets and capsules. Typical quantity used during formulation is low: 0,2 % to 1 % by tablet weight.