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Chitosan

What is Chitosan?

Chitosan is a linear polysaccharide that is produced from chitin of crustaceans such as crabs and shrimp. [1]


History

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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Chitosan


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Chitosan".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Animal Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Chitosan - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)

None found

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchMay 9, 2009 @ 12:13 AM

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