This time, I'll give you a reason to eat crayfish

It's crayfish season again

My friend circle has been overwhelmed by crayfish:

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After I couldn't help but secretly eat a pound of crayfish

Are you regretting that your weight loss plan has failed again?

Hey, not necessarily.

The calories in crayfish will shock you

What’s in a pound of crayfish?

First, let me review some key points of the forensic dissection of crayfish we invited two years ago:

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The edible part of a crayfish accounts for 28%

(shrimp legs, roe, shrimp tail)

The weight of the meat in the shrimp legs is about 45% of the meat in the shrimp tails.

If the feet are not eaten, the shrimp tail only accounts for 16% of the total weight.

That is to say

Do you think you ate 1 jin (500 g) of crayfish?

Actually remove the shrimp head and shrimp shell

Only 140 grams of edible portion

If you are picky and only eat the shrimp tail meat

That leaves only 80 grams.

Don't believe it? We peeled it again this time:

You thought you would get fat if you ate crayfish

actually……

Here we calculate based on 100 grams of shrimp meat per pound of crayfish.

(Considering that many people eat rough food like us)

The calories you eat are only 81 kcal

Equivalent to eating 1 medium apple

Or the equivalent of drinking half a glass of milk

Or it is equivalent to eating a slightly larger chicken claw.

Yes, 1 catties of crayfish

The calories in shrimp meat are equivalent to 1 large chicken claw

Did you feel less stressed instantly?

Crayfish is not only low in calories

The nutrition is pretty good

100 grams of shrimp meat contains 14.8 grams of protein

For girls

It can meet about 1/4 of the daily protein requirement.

(The recommended minimum protein intake for women is 55 grams per day)

Equivalent to 2 cups of milk high-quality protein

100 grams of shrimp meat contains 60 mg of calcium

About the same amount of calcium as half a cup (50 grams) of yogurt

Low in calories, low in fat, high in protein, and calcium

It can be said that it combines many advantages in one

So, here comes the question: Is spicy crayfish also low in calories?

There are reports that

Two pounds of spicy crayfish has 1200 kcal

It takes a half marathon to burn it off.

Can spicy crayfish still be eaten?

Our answer is:

eat!

The main production process of spicy and thirteen spices

The part that increases calories is: frying

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But don't panic yet

Crayfish does not absorb oil as much as eggplant and potatoes

Refer to the research on the technology of processing crayfish food in China

1 pound of fried crayfish

The fat content of shrimp meat increased from 0.66 grams to 2.02 grams

Let me help you calculate:

1 pound of fried crayfish, shrimp meat adds 1.4 grams of oil

Equivalent to 81 kcal plus 13 kcal

(9 kcal per gram of oil)

That is to say, the fried shrimp meat is about 94 kcal.

The added calories are quite small.

Of course, it is not enough to just measure

We have collected the mainstream semi-finished crayfish on the market

Let's look at the calories:

Note: The nutritional information shown in the nutrition facts table is the nutritional information of the edible part.

👇 If you can't see clearly, just look at the table below

Reference to the calories of ready-to-eat (fried) crayfish

100 grams of shrimp meat has only about 100 kcal

Less than the calories in a glass of milk

It seems that even spicy crayfish

The calories are not as high as rumored

Of course, oil intake still needs to be controlled.

The most important thing is to remember to drink less soup

Every mouthful of soup you sip

That's some solid heat.

I'm really afraid of getting fat but I want to eat more crayfish

You can choose to make it yourself (don’t fry it)

Or choose non-fried cooked food, cold or steamed

If you don't eat crayfish

But other midnight snacks...

We put 1 catty of spicy crayfish meat

According to the 103 kcal calorie standard

How much can you eat if you replace it with other midnight snacks?

Equivalent to 10 potato chips (19 g)

Or the equivalent of 18 peanuts (22 g)

Of course... this is not enough for a summer night snack

If you eat

Calories in a 60g hot dog

Equivalent to 2 catties of steamed crayfish

Calories in 1 cup of 30% sugar bubble milk tea (310 kcal)

Can eat 3 pounds of 13-spice crayfish

If you eat 10 skewers of lamb kebabs

That's 6 pounds of spicy crayfish.

The crayfish was so satisfying.

Top the list of late night snacks!

If you really feel guilty, you can consider exercising.

Eat a pound of crayfish (spicy 103 kcal)

Please choose 1 exercise to burn it off.

Of course, don't get too hung up on it.

Eating is a beautiful thing in itself.

Boss, another 2 pounds of crayfish!

In conclusion:

In addition to calories, many people are concerned about the safety of crayfish. Here are two common questions:

1. Do crayfish live in sewage?

It has been said that crayfish live in dirty water, which is a real misunderstanding of crayfish.

Crayfish are indeed very adaptable to the environment and can survive in heavily polluted waters. However, they are also afraid of dirt. If the water quality is too poor, the crayfish will not only not grow well, but may also die. Generally, the crayfish purchased through regular channels are farmed, very clean, and safe to eat.

2. Do crayfish have parasites?

Yes, but parasites are not exclusive to crayfish, they can be found in all kinds of seafood. The method to eliminate parasites is simple: wash carefully and cook thoroughly.

Experts collaborating on this article

References

[1] Guo Li. Research and development of instant crayfish products[D]. Jiangnan University, 2010.

[2] https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

[3] Chinese Nutrition Society, Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents. [M] Beijing: People's Medical Publishing House. 2016

Planning and production

Planning: Murphy | Producer: Feidi | Review: Qian Chenggu Chuanling

Photography: Wenmu | Design: Qingcai | Some pictures in this article are from: emoji

Cover image source: ZCOOL Hailuo

Source | Dingxiang Doctor