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Crab Nutrition Guide

Health benefits of crab meat.

 

Improve your health, lifestyle and diet by eating crab.

Crab meat tastes great, has low calories and provides plenty of health benefits. Just try and find a good reason not to eat it often, I dare you!

Here is a list of a few minerals that are found in high levels of crab meat and are needed for our bodies to continue to function properly:

  1. Magnesium  Magnesium keeps bones and teeth strong, helps to prevent osteoporosis, helps women with PMS symptoms, helps the heart to prevent strokes and keeps your blood pressure in the normal range. Along with many other benefits.
  2. Phorphorus  Phorphorus aids in healthy teeth and bones. It helps the muscles recover, gives you energy and aids in digestion and excretion. Along with many other benefits.
  3. Selenium Selenium is used in our body for our immune system. It is also an antioxidant.
  4. Zinc Zinc keeps your muscles healthy and aids in muscle growth. It also makes our skin look healthy and it helps our immune system to recover quickly.

 

Crab Nutrition of the Dungeness crab

This crustacean is high in protein and low in saturated fat with no sugar. It contains vitamin A, vitamin C Iron and Calcium.

Dungeness- (about 3 oz. of meat) = 94 calories

1.1 g fat                65 mg cholesterol            321 mg sodium                  19 g protein

It is also:

  • High in magnesium
  • High in niacin
  • High in phosphorus
  • High in potassium
  • High in vitamin B12
  • High in zinc

 

Blue Crab Nutrition facts

This crustacean is high in protein, low in saturated fat and has no sugar.  It contains Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium and Iron.

Blue Crab (about 3 oz. of meat) = 87 calories

1.5 g fat                85 mg cholesterol            237 mg sodium                  17.2 g protein

It is also:

  • High in niacin
  • High in phosphorus
  • High in selenium
  • High in vitamin B12
  • High in zinc

 

Alaskan King Crab meat nutrition facts

This crustacean is high in protein, low in saturated fat and has no sugar. It contains Vitamin A, Calcium and Iron.

King Crab (about 3 oz. of meat) = 82 calories

2.1 g fat                71 mg cholesterol            1115 mg sodium                25.9 mg protein

It is also:

  • High in Magnesium
  • High in phosphorus
  • High in selenium
  • High in vitamin B12
  • High in vitamin C
  • High in zinc         

 

Imitation Crab Nutrition Facts

Imitation crab is low in saturated fat. But, high in sodium and sugar.

Imitation crab (3 oz. 85 g) = 81 calories

0.4 g fat                17 mg cholesterol            715 mg sodium                  6.5 g protein

It is also:

  • High in magnesium
  • High in phosphorus
  • High in selenium

 

Compare the crab to other sources of “healthy protein sources” and you get:

Skinless, boneless chicken breast (3 oz.) = 142 calories

3.1 g fat        73 mg cholesterol         64 mg sodium           26 g protein

Beef steak, eye of round, (3 oz.) = 150 calories

4 g fat        50 mg cholesterol       65 mg sodium

*with none of the other health benefits!

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