Evaluation of the Disintegrant Properties of Native Starches of Five New Cassava Varieties in Paracetamol Tablet Formulations

Table 2

Some physical properties of paracetamol tablets produced using different concentrations of the cassava starch disintegrants.

Type of cassava starch	Starch concentration (% w/w)	Tablet weight (g)	Tablet thickness (mm)	Tablet diameter (mm)	Drug content (%)
V10	5.0
	7.5
	10.0
V20	5.0
	7.5
	10.0
V30	5.0
	7.5
	10.0
V40	5.0
	7.5
	10.0
V50	5.0
	7.5
	10.0
	5.0
	7.5
	10.0

(a) is maize starch BP, the reference disintegrant used.