Fish
Whole
Whole crab is the intact animal for boiling, steaming, or live sale—the starting point for all picked meats. Live crabs should be active; cooked whole crabs should smell cleanly of the sea. Cook in seasoned water or steam until the shell turns full colour and meat is opaque. Serve with mallets and picks, or cool and pick for later use.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 5.29 g
- Saturated Fat 1 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.09 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.92 g
- Cholesterol 53.4 mg
- Sodium 79.6 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 19.6 g
- Water 73.5 g
- Energy 130 kcal
- Water 73.5 g
- Protein 19.6 g
- Fat 5.29 g
- Saturated Fat 1 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.09 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.92 g
- Omega-3 0.77 g
- Vitamins 42.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.34 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.75 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.43 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 12.5 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.6 µg
- Vitamin E 0.62 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 375 mg
- Major Minerals 374 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 53.4 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.11 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.16 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.34 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.75 · vitamin-b6: 0.43 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 12.5 · vitamin-d: 1.6 · vitamin-e: 0.62 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Whole form averages edible parts as typically consumed.
History
Whole crabs were boiled or baked in coastal cooking from earliest shellfish harvests.
Urban fish markets sold live whole crabs as the quality standard.
Live and cooked whole crabs filled weekend seafood markets and festivals.