Abstract: The present invention refers to the use of granules comprising surface-reacted calcium carbonate and one or more binder(s) as excipient in a pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, agricultural, veterinary, cosmetic, home, food, packaging or personal care product, wherein the granules have i) a weight particle size d90 of 150 to 700 ?m, as measured according to mechanical sieving, ii) a weight median particle size d50 of 45 to 300 ?m, as measured according to mechanical sieving, iii) a weight particle size d10 of 18 to 100 ?m, as measured according to mechanical sieving, and iv) a specific surface area of ?15.0 m2/g as measured by the BET nitrogen method.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for the production of granules comprising surface-reacted calcium carbonate, granules comprising a surface-reacted calcium carbonate having a bulk density ranging from 0.25 to 0.70 g/mL, preferably from 0.28 to 0.65 g/mL, more preferably from 0.30 to 0.60 g/mL, and most preferably from 0.35 to 0.60 g/mL and the use of the granules n a nutraceutical product, agricultural product, veterinary product, cosmetic product, preferably in a dry cosmetic and/or dry skin care composition, home product, food product, packaging product or personal care product, preferably in an oral care composition, or as excipient in a pharmaceutical product.