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Hair Crab

Hair crab is a crab prized for its sweet meat and roe, commonly steamed or incorporated into seafood dishes.

Hair Crab — illustrative ingredient image

About Hair Crab

Hair crab is a culinary name for a crab with conspicuously hairy legs or body surfaces, but the name can denote different crabs in different markets. It is prized for its sweet, delicate meat and, where present and customarily served, orange or yellow internal material described as roe.

The cooked flesh is moist and fibrous, while the roe-like portion is softer and richer. The hard shell surrounds the edible portions. Exact flavour and texture depend on the species or market identity, freshness, cooking, freezing, and whether the product is whole or picked.

Hair crab is commonly steamed whole, with meat picked from the shell, or used in seafood dishes, fillings, and soups. It may be sold fresh as a whole crab, cooked, chilled, frozen, or as picked meat. Steaming and picking change its appearance and separate meat from shell.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for hair crab

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English

Hair Crab

English

hairy crab

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Hair Crab nutrition & diet

Hair Crab nutritional value

Reference: Crustacean, horsehair crab, raw

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

Calories
67kcal
Protein
15.8g
Carbs
0.2g
Fat
0.5g

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 or recognized market identity, and specify whether the entry includes shell-on crab, cleaned meat, body tissues, or roe. Steamed, boiled, chilled, canned, and prepared dishes are distinct forms. Record dipping sauces, fillings, and edible portion separately.

Compare the right form: Match a reference to the identified hair crab species and edible meat or roe portion in the stated cooked or processed form.

Diet considerations

Hair crab is an animal-derived crustacean. Plain steamed meat or roe differs from filled, seasoned, canned, or mixed seafood products. Compatibility changes with dairy, egg, cereal coatings, animal sauces, and other recipe additions; any accompanying grain or starch creates a portion-dependent carbohydrate 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: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023, corrected March 2026 — 10333 ↗. 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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