Alaska Snow Crab, with its unique, sweet, delicate flavor, snowy-white meat and tender texture, projects an image of simple elegance for a myriad of convenient and profitable signature items.
Round body with five pairs visible legs. Eyes either red (bairdii) or green or gray/green (opilio). "M" shaped (bairdii) or straight teeth (opilio). Hybrid crab (bairdii and opilio) appear where their ranges overlap in the Bering Sea.
Bairdii: average 2.5 lbs., 4 lbs. maximum.
Opilio: average 1.5 lbs., 2-2.5 lbs. maximum.
Whole cooked crab: blast or brine frozen and packed in 20-50 lb. cartons.
Clusters: bulk brine frozen in 20, 25, 40, 45, 50 and 80 lb. poly lined boxes.
Claws: packed in 2-5 lb. bags in a 20-25 lb. master carton.
Legs and claws or legs w/o claws: (regular and pre-scored) packed in 10-25 lb. cartons.
Body: packed in 5 lb. blocks.
Fresh: Cooked whole or clusters; legs; meat; cocktail claws.
Frozen: Raw or cooked whole; raw or cooked clusters, legs; fancy meat; IQF merus meat; cocktail claws.
Opilio sections are typically graded: under 5 oz., 5-8 oz., and 8 oz. up.
Snow sections are typically graded: 8/12 oz. and 12/up.
Meat is 21% of whole-shell weight.
- Low in fat and calories.
- High in protein.
- An excellent source of vitamin A and important trace minerals.
| Serving Size | 3.5 ozs. (baked, broiled) | |
| Amount Per Serving | ||
| Calories | 136 | |
| Calories from Fat | 57 | |
| % Daily Value** | ||
| Total Fat | 6 g | 10% |
| Saturated Fat | l g | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 93 mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 536 mg | 22% |
| Protein | 19 g | - |
| Vitamin A | - | 5% |
| Vitamin C | - | 5% |
| Calcium | - | 10% |
| Iron | - | 5% |
* *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Source: Survey 7 USDA # 2630512, 1989.