With the continuous development of China's economic construction, the people's lives are getting better and better, in the past only in the festivals can eat seafood, now almost every week on our tables. But eat well, but also eat well. Now many people go to the seafood market to buy seafood, is not very clear about what they actually want to eat, what to eat. For example, shrimp, in the end should eat sea shrimp or river shrimp?
The difference between sea shrimp and river shrimp is briefly introduced:
Sea shrimp, including shrimp, prawns, nine shrimp, kiwi shrimp, etc., a larger head, the body is white and transparent, slightly blue or red small spots, the shell is very thin, but relatively hard. Due to growth in the seawater environment, its salt and iodine content are slightly higher compared to river shrimp, and usually less polluted. In terms of Chinese medicine, sea shrimp is warm, moist, sweet and salty, and has a stronger tonic effect on the kidneys. This may be related to the sea shrimp salty, into the kidney meridian.
The river shrimp is mainly green shrimp, shrimp body is green, with brown spots, the shell is very thin and softer. Although smaller, but the protein content is no less than the sea shrimp, calcium content is also higher. It's just that the quality of the shrimp may suffer because the river water is prone to pollution.
So, seafood is delicious and flavorful, in addition to love to eat, but also to understand what they are suitable to eat. On the other hand, our ecological balance, but also for the health of all people, we should start from the self, resist and prevent water pollution, only in this way, our healthy life will always be with us.
Detailed explanation of the sea shrimp and river shrimp that more nutritious:
Sea shrimp to white shrimp as the main varieties of river shrimp to marsh shrimp as the main varieties of shrimp, they all belong to the long arm shrimp family, the appearance of the very similar, but its taste, texture and nutrient content is quite different. We should pay attention to the following distinctions when buying:
White shrimp, also known as wobbly shrimp, river bald, spring shrimp, there are two shorter whiskers, the body white and transparent, slightly blue or red speckles, the shell is very thin, but relatively hard, the shrimp body slightly flattened on the side, the shell ridges slightly angular edge.
Marsh shrimp, also known as green shrimp, wood shrimp, shrimp body lime green, with brown spots, the shell is very thin and softer, shrimp body is cylindrical, shell ridge rounded shape.
In short, the river shrimp small size, pincers large, dark and green color, no smell of the sea; sea shrimp large size, shell is very hard, light color color, the smell of the sea is stronger.
River shrimp and sea shrimp in the nutrient content of the difference between the following table.
Difference in nutrient content between river prawns and sea prawns (referring to the content in 100 grams of edible food)
River prawns
Sea prawns
River prawns
Sea prawns
River prawns
Sea prawns
Calories (kcal)
87
79
Thiamine (mg)
.04
.01
Calcium (mg)
325
146
Protein (g)
16.4
16.8
Riboflavin (mg)
.03
.05
Magnesium (mg)
60
46
Fat (g)
2.4
.6
Niacin (mg)
0
1.9
Iron (mg)
4
3
Carbohydrate (g)
0
1.5
Vitamin C (mg)
0
0
Manganese (mg)
.27
.11
Dietary fiber (g)
0
0
0
Vitamin E (mg)<
5.33
2.79
Zinc (milligrams)
2.24
1.44
Vitamin A (micrograms)
48
0
Cholesterol (milligrams)
240
117
Copper ( milligrams)
.64
.44
Carotene (micrograms)
3.9
1.8
Potassium (milligrams)
329
228
Phosphorus (milligrams)
186
196
Retinol equivalent (micrograms)
78.1
79.3
Sodium (milligrams)
133.8
302.2
Selenium (micrograms)
29.65
56.41