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Flower Crab

Flower crab is a marine crab commonly steamed, boiled, stir-fried, or used in soups and other seafood dishes.

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About Flower Crab

Flower crab is a marine swimming crab sold as a whole crab or as separated body sections, with a hard patterned shell, jointed legs, and delicate meat inside the body and claws. The common name is used in seafood markets for crabs with distinctive mottled or floral shell markings, but market identification can vary by region.

It is commonly steamed or boiled, and the cooked meat may also be stir-fried, added to soups, or removed for other seafood preparations. Its flavour is sweet and briny, with a firm yet flaky texture; shell-on cooking preserves the appearance of the crab and helps identify the serving form.

It appears as a whole shell-on crab or as separated body sections, with patterned shell, jointed legs, body meat, and claw meat. Fresh or prepared crabs may be steamed or boiled before the meat is removed; stir-frying and soups change the surface, moisture, and serving form while retaining the crab meat.

Ingredient type
whole food

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flower crab

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Flower Crab nutrition & diet

Flower Crab nutritional value

Reference: Blue swimming crab, flesh, raw

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

Calories
87.5kcal
Protein
19.9g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.9g

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

Identify the crab species, edible portions, and preparation, because shell, body meat, and roe are not interchangeable. Record steamed, boiled, stir-fried, or soup preparations separately, including sauces and seasonings. Yield from a whole crab differs from a measured portion of picked meat and should not be assumed.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the identified flower crab species and edible meat, roe, or whole-cooked form, specifying cooking method and added sauce.

Diet considerations

Flower crab is animal-derived seafood. Compatibility changes with the species confirmation, edible part, and additions such as batter, cereal coatings, soy-based sauces, dairy, meat, or cooking wine. Plain crab meat has a different carbohydrate pattern from stir-fries, soups, or coated preparations, where sauces and accompanying starches contribute substantially.

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: FAO/INFOODS uFiSh 1.0 (2016) — 092014 ↗. 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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