Food Grade Chitin

Molecular formula: (C8H13NO5)n Chemical name: β-1,4-poly-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine Character: Off-white, innocuous, flavourless semitransparent and amorphous solid. Insoluble in water, dilute acid, dilute alkali. Applications: Widely existing in shell of shrimp and crab, insect shell, fungi cell and water plant's cell wall.Chitin is mainly made from shell of shrimp and crab, which is abundant basic raw material for chitosan and glucosamine through the techniques of decalcificati