Cellulose — answers to plant fiber, often as microcrystalline cellulose
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A plant-derived fiber refined into a fine powder used as a filler and binder in tablets and capsules. It gives pills bulk and helps hold their shape.
Why it’s used
Used to add bulk to a tablet or capsule and to help ingredients bind together so the pill holds its form during manufacturing and handling.
What the evidence says
Cellulose used this way is not taken for a health effect, so there is no efficacy question to evaluate. It has a long history of use as a food and pharmaceutical excipient and is generally recognized as safe for this manufacturing role by regulatory bodies.
Context
No dosing protocols apply, since it is not administered as an active ingredient.
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