K-SSG - Sodium Starch Glycolate is the sodium salt of a carboxymethyl ether of starch and is manufactured by Carboxymethylation of Starch. Starch is a polysaccharide of glucose, a long chain of glucose molecules linked together. The carboxymethylation process increases the ability of the starch to absorb water, making it a rapid disintegrant. It is commonly used as a Rapid / Super Disintegrant, a chemical that promotes the Rapid / Super Disintegrant and immediate release of orally administered drugs. It coats the pills keeping the medicine in, but releases the medicine rapidly upon contact with water.

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While the vast majority of Sodium Starch Glycolate (SSG) is used as a disintegrant in pills, it has also been used in the food industry. SSG has been used as a suspending vehicle, a food stabilizer and as an anti-aging agent for bread. It is has also been used in the manufacturing of Ice Cream

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In Japan, the chemical industry has used SSG in the manufacture of cream, shampoo and other japanese products

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SSG is also been known to raise plasma pressure and increase blood volume. Injection preparations of SSG are available for use in hemorrhagic shock and trauma