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Crab meat

Crab meat is the edible flesh of crab used in salads, soups, cakes, sauces, and other seafood dishes.

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About Crab meat

Crab meat is the edible muscle removed from a crab after the shell and other inedible parts are discarded. It is used in salads, soups, seafood cakes, sandwiches, fillings, sauces, pasta, and mixed seafood dishes, and may be served chilled or incorporated into hot preparations.

The meat is usually white to cream, with darker meat possible from different body areas. It has a delicate, mildly sweet marine flavour and a moist, flaky texture. Lump meat contains larger pieces, claw meat is often darker and more strongly flavoured, and finely picked or flaked meat is more uniform.

Crab meat is sold fresh, cooked, chilled, frozen, pasteurized, or canned. Products may be labelled lump, backfin, claw, flake, or mixed meat. Draining, freezing, canning, and reheating can alter moisture, firmness, and the size or definition of the flakes.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for crab meat

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English

Crab meat

English

piece of crab meat (raw)

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Crab meat nutrition & diet

Crab meat nutritional value

Crab

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.

Calories
83kcal
Protein
17.9g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.7g

Reference values per 100 g for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, recipes, brands and preparation can differ.

Portions & preparation

Establish the crab species and whether the product is fresh, cooked, canned, pasteurized, picked, or imitation before choosing a reference. Match drained or undrained edible meat and separate plain crab from cakes, salads, sauces, and soups.

Compare the right form: A reference must match identified crab species and fresh, cooked, canned, or imitation form, with drained edible meat and added ingredients specified.

Diet considerations

Crab meat is animal-derived when it is actual crab, but the catalogue form requires confirmation because imitation products are formulated differently. Compatibility changes with wheat, starch, dairy, egg, sauces, mixed seafood, and animal broth; these additions alter the overall diet pattern.

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: USDA FoodData Central — Crab ↗. 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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