Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods worked example

Capsule Fill Rate at 71% target fill acceptance rate: a worked example

Suppose target fill acceptance rate falls to 71%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Track the share of capsules that meet fill-weight specification on an encapsulation run, so operators and QC can see in-spec performance against target.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Capsules within fill-weight spec: 9,650 capsules (held at the documented default)
  • Total capsules filled: 10,000 capsules (held at the documented default)
  • Target fill acceptance rate: 71 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 98)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Capsule fill rate = capsules within fill-weight spec ÷ total capsules filled × 100.
  • Capsule fill rate works out to 96.5 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Fill rate gap to target works out to -25.5 points at these inputs.
  • Capsules within fill-weight spec works out to 9,650 capsules at these inputs.
  • Total capsules filled works out to 10,000 capsules at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target fill acceptance rate sits at 98% and the headline result is 96.5 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 96.5 %.
  • It computes the percentage of capsules that meet fill-weight specification and the point gap between that result and your target acceptance rate. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Capsule fill rate: 96.5 % (headline result)
  • Fill rate gap to target: -25.5 points
  • Capsules within fill-weight spec: 9,650 capsules
  • Total capsules filled: 10,000 capsules

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Capsule Fill Rate calculator, set target fill acceptance rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.