Carrier substance
A carrier substance (carrier substance ) is a substance to which other substances can be attached (physically bound), ie which can "carry" other substances. For example, a pharmaceutical active ingredient or a flavoring substance that is otherwise difficult to dose can be bound to a carrier that is easier to dose.
Carriers are of great importance in the food industry , especially in the production of ready meals . Flavors are transported through them into the products; the appearance and taste of a food are usually not changed by the carrier substance itself. They are therefore considered technical auxiliaries and do not have to be marked in the list of ingredients , as they do not have any effect even in the end product. Examples of carrier substances are potassium acetate , sodium acetate and calcium acetate .
In homeopathy , carrier substances are referred to as drug carriers. Examples of excipients are starch and maltodextrin .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b S. Ebel and HJ Roth (editors): Lexikon der Pharmazie , Georg Thieme Verlag, 1987, p. 648, ISBN 3-13-672201-9 .
- ↑ Lebensmittellexikon.de : Carriers, Carriers: Definition, Commodity Science, Food Science