Compaction behaviour of mannitol-cocoa powder mixtures and their resulting tablet strength and disintegration characteristics

• Main Authors: Mukri, Ahmad Kamal, Tan, Jie Hong, Mohd Tahir, Suraya, Anuar, Mohd Shamsul, Mohd Yusoff, Syamimi
• Format: Article
• Published: Rynnye Lyan Resources 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96447/; https://www.myfoodresearch.com/vol-59474supplementary-1.html
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Cocoa powder is an important ingredient in the confectionery industry and, mannitol is an alternative sugar alcohol. In this work, mannitol powder was mixed with cocoa powder and compacted into tablet form via the uniaxial die compaction process. The frictional, compaction, tablet mechanical and dis...