Know what’s on your plate
Crab
Calories & nutrition facts
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Nutrition facts
Per 100 g% DV- Calories 104 kcal —
- Protein 20 g 39%
- Carbohydrate 0 g 0%
- Fat 2.9 g 4%
- Saturated fat 0.5 g 2%
- Fibre 0 g 0%
- Sugars 0 g —
- Sodium 275 mg 12%
Vitamins & minerals
Per 100 g% DVVitamins
- Vitamin A 2 µg 0%
- Vitamin C 2.5 mg 3%
- Vitamin D 0 µg 0%
- Vitamin K 0 µg 0%
- Thiamin (B1) 0.1 mg 8%
- Riboflavin (B2) 0.17 mg 13%
- Niacin (B3) 2.4 mg 15%
- Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.71 mg 14%
- Vitamin B6 0.21 mg 12%
- Folate (B9) 25.9 µg 6%
- Vitamin B12 9.6 µg 398%
Minerals
- Calcium 84 mg 6%
- Iron 1.7 mg 9%
- Magnesium 42.5 mg 10%
- Phosphorus 208 mg 17%
- Potassium 268 mg 6%
- Zinc 7.7 mg 70%
- Copper 0.44 mg 49%
- Selenium 82 µg 149%
- Iodine 60 µg 40%
Similar foods
- Blue crabraw87 kcal / 100 g
- Alaska king crabraw84 kcal / 100 g
- Dungeness crabraw86 kcal / 100 g
- Queen crabraw90 kcal / 100 g
- Crab fleshraw88 kcal / 100 g
- Lobsterraw93 kcal / 100 g
- Crayfishmixed species, wild, raw77 kcal / 100 g
- Cangrejo124 kcal / 100 g
- Shrimp or prawnraw99 kcal / 100 g
- Clamsraw65 kcal / 100 g
Questions about Crab
How do you cook whole crab?
For a live crab, lower it headfirst into a large pan of well-salted boiling water. Simmer for about 15 minutes per 500 g, then cool it before cracking the shell and picking out the meat.
How do you know when crab is cooked?
The shell usually turns bright orange-red and the meat becomes opaque and firm. For a reliable check, the thickest part of the meat should reach 63 °C; avoid overcooking, which makes it tough.
How do you get meat out of a crab?
Twist off the claws and legs, crack them with a crab cracker or the back of a heavy knife, and pull out the meat with a small pick. Lift the body shell, discard the grey gills and stomach sac, then pick the meat from the body chambers.
How should you store cooked crab?
Keep cooked crab covered in the fridge and use it within two days. Freeze picked meat in an airtight container for up to three months; thaw it overnight in the fridge and use it promptly.
What can you make with crab meat?
Use it in crab cakes, a crab salad sandwich, or dressed crab served in the shell with brown bread and lemon. Fold it into pasta or risotto at the end, just long enough to heat through.
Can you eat crab raw?
Crab is usually cooked before eating; raw crab can carry harmful germs and parasites. Cook it thoroughly, or buy crab meat that has already been cooked and keep it chilled.
Is crab high in zinc?
Yes. Crab is high in zinc, with 7.7 mg per 100 g, and it is also high in selenium at 82 µg per 100 g.
Does crab contain much vitamin B12?
Yes: a 100 g portion provides 9.6 µg of vitamin B12. Crab also has 20 g of protein per 100 g.
Source: ANSES–Ciqual (France) 10039 · per 100 g · carbohydrate per EU label, fibre excluded
