The difference between green shrimp and red shrimp:

1, red shrimp and green shrimp farming methods are different:

Sea shrimp color red, head and tail also red, shrimp shells are harder, commonly known as red shrimp.

Breeding shrimp body green, shrimp shells are softer, commonly known as green shrimp.

2, red shrimp and green shrimp color difference:

Red shrimp is because the skin red and called red shrimp, and the difference between green shrimp is red shrimp eat a little bit of earth smell, taste is not very fresh.

Green shrimp meat is tender and fresh, nutritious, per 100 grams of edible portion containing 16.40 grams of protein, nutritionists believe that it has a certain brain function, the taste of green shrimp is fresher than the red shrimp, there is no earth odor.

3, the difference between red shrimp and green shrimp head:

Green shrimp head is larger than the red shrimp, the price difference between the two is also a lot.

Green shrimp meat is more tender, soft shell, in the Shanghai market is more hot, but not easy to long-distance transportation, mortality rate is relatively high compared to red shrimp.

Green shrimp, also known as river shrimp, marsh shrimp, is a widely distributed in freshwater waters of the main economic shrimp, which is rich in nutrients, tender meat and flavor, is a popular and valuable aquatic products, is one of the high economic value of freshwater shrimp. It is fast-growing, large individuals, fast breeding, strong vitality, widely distributed in freshwater lakes in China. Green shrimp meat is tender and delicious, nutritious, per 100 grams of edible parts containing 16.40 grams of protein, nutritionists believe that it has a certain brain function.

Red shrimp scientific name: Chinese whip shrimp, common name: red shrimp, big foot wasp . Ecological characteristics: body length 50 ~ 90 mm, weight 1.5 ~ 9.0 grams, body red, the 1st to 6th abdominal section of the posterior edge of the color is thicker, bright red band, cephalothoracic armor is larger, easy to fall off. Distributed in China's East China Sea, the southern Yellow Sea and the South China Sea, Zhejiang is the dominant species of offshore resources. Summer and fall is the main fishing species of shrimp trawling operations, especially in north-central Zhejiang higher yield.