The white sticky stuff in male crabs is crab paste, which is mainly the paraphysical glands of males and their secretions.

The white sticky substance in male crabs is crab paste, which is mainly the paraphysical glands of males and their secretions. When the male crab matures, the parasympathetic glands are abnormally developed, occupying most of the reproductive system and even lifting up the crab shell. The gonads are rich in protein, lipids and other nutrients, and are highly nutritious and delicious.

Crab paste is generally October of the lunar calendar is the best time to taste, this time the crab paste is the most fat, the taste is also the best, and contains a lot of essential proteins, fats, phospholipids, vitamins and other nutrients, the human body has a very good effect on nourishment.

The difference between crab paste and crab roe:

1, crab paste is the male crab only, is a mixture of semen and organs; crab roe is the female crab only, is a mixture of crab eggs and organs.

2. The color of crab paste is greenish-white and translucent, and it is the fattest in the tenth month of the lunar calendar; the color of crab yolk is orange-red or deep yellow, and it is the fattest in the ninth month of the lunar calendar.

3. Crab paste has a delicate texture and is slightly sweet in the mouth, which makes it suitable for chewing and swallowing. Crab yolk has a texture like egg yolk, but is more delicious than egg yolk, and is chewy, with lots of small particles to be eaten.

4. The main components of crab paste are protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, phospholipids, minerals, vitamins, etc.; the main components of crab yolk are fatty acids, phospholipids, iron, phosphorus, selenium and so on.