Bioresources and Bioprocessing

Table 2 Total astaxanthin in by-products of lobsters compared with other crustacean species

From: Lobster processing by-products as valuable bioresource of marine functional ingredients, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals

Source	Total astaxanthin (mg/100 g)	References
Shrimp (P. borealis)	4.97	Torrissen et al. (1981)
Crawfish (P. clarkii)	15.30	Meyers and Bligh (1981)
Backs snow crab (Ch. opilio)	11.96	Shahidi and Synowiecki (1991)
Lobster (Homarus americanus)	9.80	Tu (1991)

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