New Application of Water Activity Technology in Moisture Monitoring and Product Adhesion Problem of Softgel Capsule Shell
Aiming at the pain points that the drying end point of softgel products in the production process is difficult to determine and adhesion phenomena is easy to occur during the product shelf period.The water activity detection method was applied to the characterization of the surface moisture of softgel rubber initiatively by comparing several different moisture measurement methods,which greatly shortened the detection cycle and improved the detection efficiency.The method has good stability.The relationship between water activity index and the phenomena of product adhesion was obtained through accelerated stability test.When the water activity of soft capsule rubber is lower than 0.30 aw,the problem of product adhesion will be better controlled in the shelf life.This study has good practicability and can provide a new solution for the quality control of softgel products.