Red swamp crawfish
Red swamp crawfish is a freshwater crustacean eaten for its firm, mildly sweet tail meat, sold live, cooked, frozen or peeled.
About Red swamp crawfish
Red swamp crawfish, also called red swamp crayfish, is a freshwater crustacean. It is eaten as cooked tail meat and, in some preparations, with other edible portions retained. The live animal is typically dark red to reddish-brown, with a hard segmented shell, prominent claws and a narrow tail; cooking commonly makes the shell brighter red.
The meat is firm and mildly sweet, with a flavour often compared with other freshwater crustaceans. It may be sold live, cooked whole, frozen, peeled as tail meat, or in prepared products. These forms differ in the proportion of shell to edible meat and may include seasoning or other ingredients.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Red swamp crawfish nutrition & diet
Red swamp crawfish nutritional value
Reference: Red swamp crayfish, wild, tail meat, raw
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 76kcal
- Protein
- 14.3g
- Carbs
- 1.5g
- Fat
- 1.0g
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Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
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- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
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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Nutrition reference: FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Database for Biodiversity, version 4.0 — 0900786 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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