N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine Taste- and Odour-Masked Pellets

Taste- and odour-masked NAC IR pellets with a high-loading core.

High-loading N-acetyl-L-cysteine pellet with taste and odour barriers designed to manage sulphur-associated sensory characteristics.

• Model Number: PEL-08
• Release Profile: Taste- and odour-masked IR
• Composition: N-acetyl-L-cysteine pellet with odour and taste barriers (composition TBD)
• Unit of Measure: kg

Technical & regulatory notes: Starting point: existing uncoated IR pellet at relatively low loading. Target strength: 70-80%, with stretch target up to 85%. Release: <=10% in saliva at 2 min; >=80% within 60 min in gastric medium. Development: new high-loading core plus odour/taste barrier. Critical tests: NAC assay, free-thiol integrity, sensory/odour testing, saliva and gastric release, stability. Source: NexaGens_First_Functional_Pellet_Portfolio(2).pdf.