Vitafoods Europe 2024 live: Roquette elevates softgel technology with gelatin alternative capsules

16 May 2024 — We visit Roquette at the ongoing Vitafoods Europe 2024 trade show, where the plant-based ingredients leader has launched a pea starch premix for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical softgel capsules. The Lycagel Flex hydroxypropyl premix is designed to provide producers with a more effective alternative to gelatin-based softgel capsules and tap into the growing demand for vegan solutions. 

Built on Roquette’s “market-first” Lycagel pea starch technology, the new plasticizer-free excipient allows manufacturers to select the optimal plasticizer combination and customize formulations for a range of production and end-user needs while “setting new standards in quality, stability and performance” for plant-based softgels.