Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods worked example

Tablet Compression Yield at 69% target compression yield: a worked example

Suppose target compression yield falls to 69%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate tablet compression yield from accepted tablets against total tablets pressed, so press operators and QC can see how many good tablets a run delivers.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Accepted tablets: 192,000 tablets (held at the documented default)
  • Total tablets pressed: 200,000 tablets (held at the documented default)
  • Target compression yield: 69 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 96)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Tablet compression yield = accepted tablets ÷ total tablets pressed × 100.
  • Tablet compression yield works out to 96 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Yield gap to target works out to -27 points at these inputs.
  • Accepted tablets works out to 192,000 tablets at these inputs.
  • Total tablets pressed works out to 200,000 tablets at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target compression yield sits at 96% and the headline result is 96 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 96 %.
  • It computes the percentage of pressed tablets that are accepted and the point gap between that yield and your target. 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

  • Tablet compression yield: 96 % (headline result)
  • Yield gap to target: -27 points
  • Accepted tablets: 192,000 tablets
  • Total tablets pressed: 200,000 tablets

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Tablet Compression Yield calculator, set target compression yield to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.