SYLOID 244 FP Food Additive and Pharmaceutical Excipient is a synthetic amorphous silica appearing as a white free flowing powder. It has a very high purity and is taste and odor free. It meets the test requirements as published in the latest editions by U.S. Pharmacopoeia-National Formulary for Silicon Dioxide, European Pharmacopoeia for Silica, Colloidal Hydrated, Japanese Pharmaceutical Excipients for Hydrated Silicon Dioxide, Food Chemical Codex (FCC); Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012 for E551; D326 of the Japanese Specification and Standards, and Chinese National standard GB25576-2010 Class III.