Table 1 Compositions of CS

Glucan

39.6% ± 0.7%

45.2% ± 1.0%

Xylan

23.2% ± 0.3%

21.7% ± 0.5%

Arabinan

3.5% ± 0.2%

7.4% ± 0.3%

Acid-insoluble lignin

17.7% ± 0.4%

8.1% ± 0.3%

Acid-soluble lignin

0.7% ± 0.1%

7.6% ± 0.2%

Acetyl

2.6% ± 0.3%

0.0% ± 0.0%

Ash

7.2% ± 0.3%

7.8% ± 0.4%

Protein

5.4% ± 0.4%

2.5% ± 0.3%

Lipid

4.0% ± 0.3%

2.0% ± 0.2%

Total

103.9%

102.3%