Derived entirely from Oyster Mushrooms, our Fungal Standard Chitosan offers a 100% vegan, high-purity alternative to traditional marine-sourced chitosan. With an incredible >95%% deacetylation rate and ultra-low heavy metal and ash content, it provides premium, consistent results for advanced applications.
Top Applications & Research Areas:
Clean-Beauty Formulation R&D: 100% vegan, cruelty-free raw material for testing film-forming and antimicrobial stabilizing properties in cosmetic bases.
Enological & Beverage Studies: Premium non-animal fining agent substitute for laboratory trials in juice and beverage clarification.
Biomedical & Biomaterial Research: Ultra-low heavy metal purity makes it a premier candidate for hydrogel synthesis, tissue engineering modeling, and advanced wound dressing research.
Standard Chitosan Fungal Origin
Source: Fungal Origin (Oyster Mushroom).
Appearance: White or light-yellow powder.
Degree of Deacetylation: > 95%.
Purity: 98.0% - 99.5%
Viscosity: 60-500 mpa.s
pH: 8 - 10
Mesh Size: 100% passing through an 80 mesh sieve.
Loss on drying: <8%
Total Ash: <2%
Heavy Metals
As: < 1.0 ppm
Pb: <2.0 ppm
Cd: <0.5 ppm
Hg: <0.5 ppm
Sum: <20.0 ppmDisclaimer: This product is sold strictly as a high-purity raw material for research, development, laboratory, and industrial manufacturing evaluation purposes only. It is not intended for direct human consumption, food use, or direct drug/cosmetic application in its current state. The buyer assumes all responsibility for regulatory compliance if processing this material into a finished commercial product.
