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. 2017 Apr 11;54(7):1850–1856. doi: 10.1007/s13197-017-2616-6

Table 1.

Chemical composition of shrimp heads and liquid and solid fractions

Parameter Shrimp heads Liquid fraction Solid fraction
Water content (%) 81.6 ± 1.2 93.2 ± 1.5 71.7 ± 2.3
Proteina (%) 52.3 ± 1.4 50.2 ± 1.2 53.2 ± 1.7
TVN (mg/100 g) 35 ± 5.3
Astaxanthina (ppm) 169.2 ± 23.0 335.4 ± 30.0 132.2 ± 15.0
Asha (%) 22.4 ± 0.5 2.8 ± 0.1 26.5 ± 0.3
Lipida (%) 11.3 ± 0.6
pH 7.3 ± 0.2
Chitina (%) 16.5 ± 1.4 2.5 ± 0.2 19.5 ± 1.2
Yield (%) 47.3 ± 2.5 52.4 ± 1.8

(–): No analysis

aBased on dry basis