Hardening Mechanism of Tablet Infant Formula

－The Role that Synchrotron Light Technology Carries Out－

Abstract

The powders are widely used as a form of a product and raw materials from the viewpoint of transportation and storage cost or preservation. On the other hand, the powder has potential risk of adhesion and scattering at the time of a measurement or the remainder occurring at the dissolving process. The authors developed a solidification process of the infant formula as a form having transportation aptitude while reducing trouble at the time of the use of the infant formula. In this article, the key feature and technologies of the tablet infant formula are explained. In order to balance high solubility and transportation aptitude, the tablet has special structure "core and shell structure". In particular, the two important key technologies, “the tableting with the pressure profile control” and “the hardening with the glass and the crystal control” were focused. This manufacturing process is success with the measurement and evaluation technology of the synchrotron light. The synchrotron light technology is useful to make the competitiveness with the food products on the market.