Is Chitosan Hydrochloride vegan?

Chitosan HCl is also known as Chitosan Hydrochloride.

Chitosan HCl is the hydrochloride salt of chitosan, a polysaccharide typically derived by deacetylation of chitin from crustacean shells, though non-animal sources such as fungal biomass are also used.

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