Sucrose – Versatile sweetening and bulking excipient for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics

1. General introduction to Sucrose

Sucrose (also known as saccharose, or table sugar) is an extremely common naturally occurring disaccharide, extracted primarily from sugar cane or sugar beets. In the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, Sucrose acts as a multifunctional excipient, widely used with a long history thanks to its absolute safety and high efficacy.

With its pleasant natural sweetness, Sucrose is the premier solution for masking the unpleasant taste of active ingredients. In addition, it is a core component in sugar coating technology, serves as a bulking and binding agent for tablets, and increases viscosity for liquid dosage forms.

2. Information on Sucrose

• Raw material name: Sucrose (Saccharose)
• Material category: Pharmaceutical excipients / Sweeteners, bulking agents, binders, coating agents.
• Function: Sweetens to mask bitter taste, acts as a bulking agent, binder in granulation, protective sugar coating, viscosity enhancer.
• Chemical composition: A disaccharide composed of one glucose molecule and one fructose molecule (C12H22O11).
• Material form: White crystalline powder or crystals, odorless, with a characteristic sweet taste.
• Solubility: Highly soluble in water, partially soluble in ethanol.

3. Advantages of Sucrose

• Excellent sweetening and flavoring ability: Helps completely mask the bitter taste or unpleasant odor of active pharmaceutical ingredients, which is especially important in pediatric formulations.
• Absolute safety: As a natural food ingredient, it is non-toxic, fully biocompatible, and safe for long-term use (except for diabetic patients who need dosage control).
• Formulation versatility: Can act as a solid filler for tablets, a binder during wet granulation, and an elegant film former that protects active ingredients from moisture and oxidation.
• Natural preservative: At high concentrations (as in syrups), Sucrose creates high osmotic pressure, which inhibits the growth of bacteria and mold without the need for additional chemical preservatives.

4. Applications of Sucrose

• In pharmaceuticals and health supplements (Core applications)
• Syrups and oral solutions: The main ingredient (accounting for about 60-85%) in cough syrups and oral solutions, helping to provide sweetness, increase viscosity, and preserve the product.
• Tablets, capsules, and chewable tablets: Acts as a bulking agent and binder to help tablets achieve standard hardness. Especially essential in chewable and lozenge formulations due to its pleasant taste.
• Sugar coating: The core material to create a smooth, glossy, and attractive coating, helping to protect the tablet and making it easier for patients to swallow.

In cosmetics and personal care

• Skin and lip care products: Commonly used in lip and body scrubs due to its fine crystalline structure, safety, and natural humectant properties.

5. Commercial products using Sucrose

6. Product contact information

For more information on the supply chain, technical specifications of Sucrose, or to place an order, please contact us:

• Consulting Hotline: +84 (0) 834 560 500
• Email: director@biorichgroup.com
• Website: www.biorichgroup.com
• Sample/COA Request: Please contact us via email to request a sample and the latest Certificate of Analysis (COA) of the material.