“…Such as shrimp waste, which contains a rich content of chitin and astaxanthin (De Holanda and Netto ). Astaxanthin (3,30‐dihydroxy‐b,b0‐carotene‐4,40‐dione), mainly found in aquatic organisms, such as shrimp, lobster and salmon is a lipophilic carotenoid which belongs to xanthophyll family and is considered as a good pigmentation material (Diaz Rojas et al, ; Hussein, El‐Hady, Shehata, Hegazy, & Hefni, ). Diaz Rojas et al, 2006, carried out studies to determine the astaxanthin content in shrimp and crab waste and found it in between 119 and 148.l μg/g which is considered a rich source.…”