USE OF A WATER-SOLUBLE AGENT CONTAINING POLYGLYCEROLS FOR LUBRICATING EXTRUSIONS, IN PARTICULAR STRIPS

摘要

The invention relates to a lubricant for lubricating extrusions, preferably strips (4, 4a) in a work process, consisting of a biopolymer substance, in particular gelatine, and to a method for producing soft gelatine capsules. According to the invention, the lubricant is water-soluble and contains one or several polyglycerols consisting of 2 - 28 monomer units, preferably 2 - 10 monomer units. The advantage of the hydrophilic lubricant is that residual lubricant no longer needs to be removed from the capsule jacket before the capsules (8) are dried and that the lattice of waste (14) can be recycled.