Sugar alcohol composition for tableting

摘要

A powdery sugar alcohol composition which is useful as a tableting excipient is provided. The composition of the invention consists essentially of a crystalline sugar alcohol and an amorphous sugar alcohol, provided that the composition comprises 2-12 wt% of amorphous sorbitol. By employing the sugar alcohol composition as tableting excipient, pharmaceutical or confectionery tablets with enough hardness can be obtained by direct tableting under relatively low pressures.