Female Edible Crab
The Brown Crab has a white meat with a delicate flavor and it is widely appreciated for the quantity of meat it gives as well as for its large and equally fleshy frontal pincers.
With its broad body shape, the female Brown Crab’s is fleshier and jucier than its male counterpart and it has a larger and bulging abdomen.
Sizes:
Large: 1 – 1,3 kg.
Medium: 750 gr.-1 kg
Preparation:
The Brown Crab is served best cooked. First, placed in cold, salted water and heat it up until it boils. Depending on its size and weight, keep it boiling for as long as:
> Brown Crab Large: 1 – 1,3 kg: 22 minutes
> Brown crab Medium: 750g – 1kg: 20 minutes
The amount of salt should be 70g / 1 liter of water and should cover the Brown Crab entirely.
Description
Binomial Name:
Cancer Pagurus
Other names:
Edible Crab, Brown Crab
Packaging Format:
Expanded Polystyrene Box
Place of Origin:
Atlantic
Production Method:
Fishing
Consume within:
5 days stored below <5º C.
Nutrition Facts (in 100 grams):
| Calories | 86 Kcal. |
| Total Carbohydrate | < 1 g. |
| Sugars | 0 g. |
| Protein | 18 g. |
| Total Fat | 1 g. |
| Saturated Fat | 0,1 g. |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0,2 g. |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0,3 g. |
| Iron | 1,6 mg. |
| Calcium | 300 mg. |
| Magnesium | 54 mg. |
| Potassium | 235 mg. |
| Sodium | 550 mg. |
| Phosphorus | 211 mg. |
| Zinc | 5,5 mg |
| Iodine | 0,20 mcg. |
| Selenio | 98,4 mcg |
| B1 | 0,05 mg. |
| B2 | 0,40 mg. |
| B3 | 1,70 mg. |
| B6 | 0,20 mg. |
| B12 | 13,50 mcg. |
| Vitamin E | 6,30 mg. |
More details:
The Brown Crab is a nocturnal animal, which can be found dug in the ground or hidden between rocks during daytime and only comes out to feed at night. It is carnivore and its diet consists of other crustaceans, mollusks and echinodermata like starfish.
Información adicional
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Buey de Mar | Large, Medium |
