Category: Inactive Ingredients

General Description Synonyms: E202; 2,4-hexadienoic acid (E,E)-potassium salt; kalii sorbas; potassium (E,E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate; potassium (E,E)-sorbate; sorbic acid potassium salt. Description: Potassium sorbate occurs as a white crystalline powder with a faint, characteristic odor. Chemical Name: 2,4-Hexadienoic acid potassium salt Functions Antimicrobial preservative. Uses Potassium sorbate is an antimicrobial preservative, with antibacterial and antifungal properties used in…

General Description Synonyms: Disulfurous acid; dipotassium pyrosulfite; dipotassium salt; E224; kali disulfis; potassium pyrosulfite. Description: Potassium metabisulfite occurs as white or colorless free-flowing crystals, crystalline powder, or granules, usually with an odor of sulfur dioxide. Chemical Name: Dipotassium pyrosulfite Functions Antimicrobial preservative; antioxidant. Uses Potassium metabisulfite is used in applications similar to those of sodium…

General Description Synonyms: Caustic potash; E525; kalii hydroxidum; kalium hydroxydatum; potash lye; potassium hydrate. Description: Potassium hydroxide occurs as a white or nearly white fused mass. It is available in small pellets, flakes, sticks and other shapes or forms. It is hard and brittle and shows a crystalline fracture. Potassium hydroxide is hygroscopic and deliquescent;…

General Description Synonyms: Citrate of potash; citric acid potassium salt; E332; kalii citras; tripotassium citrate. Description: Transparent prismatic crystals or a white, granular powder. Potassium citrate is hygroscopic and odorless, and has a cooling, saline taste. Chemical Name: 2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid tripotassium salt monohydrate Functions Alkalizing agent; buffering agent; sequestering agent. Uses Potassium citrate is used…

General Description Synonyms: Chloride of potash; chloropotassuril; dipotassium dichloride; E508; kalii chloridum; potassium monochloride. Description: Potassium chloride occurs as odorless, colorless crystals or a white crystalline powder, with an unpleasant, saline taste. The crystal lattice is a face-centered cubic structure. Chemical Name: Potassium Chloride Functions Therapeutic agent; tonicity agent. Uses Potassium chloride is widely used…

General Description Synonyms: Carbonic acid monopotassium salt; E501; kalii hydrogenocarbonas; monopotassium carbonate; potassium acid carbonate; potassium hydrogen carbonate. Description: Potassium bicarbonate occurs as colorless, transparent crystals or as a white granular or crystalline powder. It is odorless, with a saline or weakly alkaline taste. Chemical Name: Potassium Bicarbonate Functions Alkalizing agent; therapeutic agent. Uses As…

General Description Synonyms: Benzoate of potash; benzoic acid potassium salt; E212; kalium benzoat; potassium salt trihydrate; ProBenz PG. Description: Potassium benzoate occurs as a slightly hygroscopic, white, odorless or nearly odorless crystalline powder or granules. Aqueous solutions are slightly alkaline and have a sweetish astringent taste. Chemical Name: Potassium benzoate Functions Antimicrobial preservative; tablet and…

General Description Synonyms: Alumen; alum flour; alum meal; alum potassium; aluminum potassium alum; aluminum potassium disulfate; aluminum potassium sulfate; dialuminum dipotassium sulfate; kalinite; potash alum; potassium aluminum sulfate (1 : 1 : 2); potassium aluminum sulfate-12-hydrate; rock alum; sulfuric acid aluminum potassium salt (2 : 1 : 1) dodecahydrate. Description: The PhEur 6.0 describes potassium…

General Description Synonyms: Alginic acid, potassium salt; E402; Improved Kelmar; potassium polymannuronate. Description: Potassium alginate occurs as a white to yellowish, fibrous or granular powder; it is almost odorless and tasteless. Chemical Name: Potassium alginate Functions Emulsifying agent; stabilizing agent; suspending agent; thickening agent. Uses Potassium alginate is widely used in foods as a stabilizer,…

General Description Synonyms: Airvol; Alcotex; Celvol; Elvanol; Gelvatol; Gohsenol; Lemol; Mowiol; poly(alcohol vinylicus); Polyvinol; PVA; vinyl alcohol polymer. Description: Polyvinyl alcohol occurs as an odorless, white to cream-colored granular powder. Chemical Name: Ethenol, homopolymer Functions Coating agent; lubricant; stabilizing agent; viscosity-increasing agent. Uses Polyvinyl alcohol is used primarily in topical pharmaceutical and ophthalmic formulations It is…

General Description Synonyms: Phthalavin; PVAP; Opaseal; Sureteric.  Description: Polyvinyl acetate phthalate is a free-flowing white to off-white powder and may have a slight odor of acetic acid. The material is essentially amorphous. Chemical Name: Polyvinyl acetate phthalate Functions Coating agent. Uses Polyvinyl acetate phthalate is a viscosity-modifying agent that is used in pharmaceutical formulations to…

General Description Synonyms:  Description: Polyoxylglycerides are inert liquid or semi-solid waxy materials and are amphiphilic in character. Caprylocaproyl polyoxylglycerides are pale-yellow oily liquids. Lauroyl polyoxylglycerides and stearoyl polyoxylglycerides occur as pale-yellow waxy solids. Oleoyl polyoxylglycerides and linoleoyl polyoxylglycerides occur as amber oily liquids, which may give rise to a deposit after prolonged periods at 20C.…

General Description Synonyms: Ethoxylated fatty acid esters; macrogol stearates; Marlosol; PEG fatty acid esters; PEG stearates; polyethylene glycol stearates; poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) a-hydro-o-hydroxyoctadecanoate; polyoxyethylene glycol stearates. Polyoxyethylene stearates are nonionic surfactants produced by polyethoxylation of stearic acid. Two systems of nomenclature are used for these materials. The number ‘8’ in the names ‘poloxyl 8 stearate’ or ‘polyoxyethylene…

General Description Synonyms:  Description: Polysorbates have a characteristic odor and a warm, somewhat bitter taste. Their colors and physical forms at 25C  although it should be noted that the absolute color intensity of the products may vary from batch to batch and from manufacturer to manufacturer. Chemical Name:  Functions Dispersing agent; emulsifying agent; nonionic surfactant;…

General Description Synonyms: Synonyms applicable to polyoxyethylene castor oil derivatives are shown below. See Table I for information on specific materials. Acconon; Arlatone; Cremophor; Etocas; Eumulgin; Jeechem; Lipocol; macrogolglyceroli hydroxystearas; macrogolglyceroli ricinoleas; Mapeg; Marlowet; Nikkol; Protachem; Simulsol. Description: Polyoxyl 35 castor oil occurs as a pale yellow, oily liquid that is clear at temperatures above…