The biggest difference between river shrimp and sea shrimp is the taste, river shrimp meat is soft and tender, the flavor is very fresh, but there is no sea shrimp sinewy and firm, the taste to be much worse.

Literally speaking, the sea shrimp and river shrimp live in different environments, sea shrimp live in the sea, river shrimp live in rivers and lakes, or reservoirs, ponds, mountain streams, ditches. Sea shrimp mostly white shrimp as the main species, river shrimp mostly marsh shrimp as the main species, they all belong to the long arm shrimp family, similar in appearance, but the size, taste and price of the big difference.

Sea shrimp is mainly white shrimp, such as: prawns, shrimp, shrimp, etc.. Usually large, usually can grow to about 15-24 centimeters, shrimp body white transparent, accompanied by a small amount of blue / red spots, shrimp shell is very thin, but the hardness is very large. Because they live in the sea, they contain more salt and iodine than river prawns and are rarely contaminated, making them of better quality.

Difference between the two

River shrimp is mainly green shrimp, such as: green shrimp, grass shrimp and so on. The wild head is very small, artificial culture can grow to 8-15 cm, relatively smaller than the sea shrimp, the overall greenish, shrimp shell with brown mottled. The shell is softer, but the calcium content is higher. River shrimp are susceptible to water quality and feed, and quality varies.

Nutritionally, river shrimp and sea shrimp are basically similar, are high in protein, vitamin A, lipids and a variety of mineral elements. Relatively speaking, sea shrimp with high iodine content, river shrimp with high calcium content, regardless of which kind of shrimp to eat, the nutritional difference is very small, almost negligible.