There is a transparent paste in cooked crabs called crab paste, which is edible.

Crab paste is mainly the male accessory sex glands and their secretions. After the male crab matures, the accessory sex glands are abnormally developed and occupy most of the reproductive system, even pushing up the crab shell. Accessory sex glands are rich in protein, lipids and other nutrients, with high nutritional value and delicious taste.

The natural state of crab paste is a bluish-white translucent jelly-like liquid; after steaming, it becomes a translucent, sticky, and slightly greasy gel.

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It contains a large amount of protein, fat, phospholipids, vitamins and other nutrients necessary for the human body, and is rich in nutrients. It can be made into many delicacies: crab roe porridge, crab roe tofu, etc.

Suitable people

Most people can eat it, but because its cholesterol content is equivalent to that of eggs, patients with coronary heart disease, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and hyperlipidemia should eat less or not eat crab roe. , crab paste.

According to the "Food Classic": Female Portunus crab has the effects of appetizing and moisturizing the lungs, nourishing the kidneys and strengthening yang, nourishing and activating blood. Among them, crab roe has the highest nutritional value. It is rich in trace elements, collagen, calcium, phosphorus and other nutrients necessary for the human body, and is known as the "gold in the sea". Crab roe is considered top-grade for its bright color, orange-red or dark yellow, clean and free of impurities, fresh taste and sufficient dryness.

Baidu’s Encyclopedia—Crab Paste