High-Quality Chitin (IMAGE)

Nanyang Technological University

High-Quality Chitin

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NTU researchers used discarded prawn shells and ferment them using sugars from fruit waste, producing high-quality chitin that has a wide variety of uses such as food thickeners and stabilisers.

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NTU Singapore

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