Is chitosan vegan?

✗ Not vegan✗ Not vegetarian

No: chitosan is neither vegan nor vegetarian. Crustacean shells.

Where does it come from?

Crustacean shells. Sold as a 'fat binder', extracted from shrimp and crabs. A mushroom version exists but remains rare.

Vegan alternatives

Mushroom chitosan, plant fibers

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