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Coconut Crab

Coconut crab is a large land crab whose cooked meat is used in regional seafood dishes.

Coconut Crab — illustrative ingredient image

About Coconut Crab

Coconut crab is a very large land-dwelling crab used as a regional seafood ingredient. The edible meat comes mainly from the body and legs, while the whole animal has a hard segmented shell, long walking legs, and powerful claws.

Cooked meat is firm and moist, with a rich shellfish flavour that can vary with the crab’s size, freshness, and cooking method. It is not coconut-flavoured; the name identifies the crab itself. Larger claws and legs may provide different textures from the body meat.

Coconut crab is generally steamed, boiled, or roasted before the meat is removed. It may be presented whole or in the shell, or picked and added to salads, soups, rice, noodles, and other seafood dishes. Shell, claws, and other hard parts are removed before eating.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for coconut crab

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English

coconut crab

English

robber crab

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Coconut Crab nutrition & diet

Coconut Crab nutritional value

Reference: Crab, coconut, cooked

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
81kcal
Protein
20.2g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.0g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use cooked, edible coconut crab meat as the reference form, with shell, digestive contents, and inedible parts excluded. Cooking method and accompanying sauces matter, especially when the crab is steamed, boiled, fried, or served in a mixed regional dish.

Compare the right form: Match references to cooked edible meat of coconut crab, Birgus latro, and distinguish it from shell, roe, stock, or mixed crab dishes.

Diet considerations

Coconut crab is an animal-derived crustacean food. Compatibility changes with preparation and accompaniments, including batter, cereal coatings, dairy sauces, eggs, or other animal ingredients. Identify the species and cooked dish accurately; do not substitute ordinary crab, coconut flesh, or a processed seafood product.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Typically incompatible
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
Seafood fits this pescatarian definition. Added meat-based stock or other ingredients would need checking separately.
Keto · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Paleo · May be compatible
May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
Low-carb · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies shellfish, which does not meet the kosher fish criteria.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.9.1.2_28 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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