ATLANTIC QUEEN CRAB (Chionoecetes opilio), JONAH CRAB (Cancer borealis), AND RED CRAB (Geryon quinquedens). Proximate Composition of Crabmeat from Edible Tissues and Concentrations of Some Major Mineral Constituents in the Ash

• Published in: Journal of Food Science
• Main Authors: LAUER, B. H., MURRAY, M.C., ANDERSON, W. E., GUPTILL, E. B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1974
• Subjects: Chionoecetes opilio
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1974.tb02900.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2621.1974.tb02900.x; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1974.tb02900.x/fullpdf

The gross composition of the edible tissues of Atlantic Queen crab, Jonah crab and Red crab was determined by standard analytical methods and results compared to those obtained for analysis of edible tissues in other species of crab. In addition, the concentrations of various cationic constituents of the ash (Na + , K + , Ca ++ and Mg ++ ) and phosphate were estimated in hydrogen peroxide‐sulfuric acid digests of meat samples of each of the three Crab species. The nutritive value of crabmeat from these species is discussed in terms of protein content, mineral composition and overall calorific value.