Table 2.

Composition and yield of chitins obtained by lactic fermentation and chemical hydrolysis methods.

	Lactic fermentation	Chemical hydrolysis
Moisture (%)	2,11	3,54
Fat (%)	4,05	0,16
Ash (%)	2,02	0,33
Protein (%)	4,26	7,36
Chitin (%)	93,35	86,71
%DM	99,55	99,87
%DP	95,33	91,73
Total yield (%)	6,93	7,47