{"id":2038,"date":"2021-08-01T17:37:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T10:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lienanhfoods.com.vn\/thanh-cua-la-gi-va-ban-co-nen-an-no-khong\/"},"modified":"2021-08-01T17:50:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T10:50:09","slug":"what-is-a-crab-stick-and-should-you-eat-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lienanhfoods.com.vn\/en\/what-is-a-crab-stick-and-should-you-eat-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a crab stick and should you eat it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many people who have been eating “fake crab” even though they don’t realize it. The crab stick has grown in popularity over the past few decades and is commonly found in seafood salads, crab cakes, and California sushi rolls. Most “fake crab” dishes are made from processed fish meat. However, many people still wonder what crab sticks are made of and if it is safe to use.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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1. What is crab stick?<\/h2>\n
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Imitation crab is made from surimi –\u00a0fish meat\u00a0that has been removed, washed to remove fat and unwanted meat, and then minced into a paste. This paste is mixed with other ingredients before being heated and pressed into a shape that mimics crab meat.<\/p>\n

Although imitation crab is made from seafood, it usually doesn’t contain crab – except for a small amount of crab extract that is sometimes added for flavor.<\/p>\n

In Japan, products that are not real crabs need to be packaged and labeled according to government regulations, often with distinguishing labels such as \u201cfake crab\u201d, \u201cseafood\u201d with crab flavor\u201d or \u201cseafood surimi\u201d. “<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

2. Nutrition from crab stick and real crab meat<\/h2>\n
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Below is a table comparing the nutritional value between 85grams of crab stick and the same amount of\u00a0Crabmeat\u00a0Alaska.<\/p>\n

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While both have roughly the same number of calories, 61% of the calories in the crab stick come from carbs, while 85% of the calories from Alaskan crab meat come from protein – no carbs.<\/p>\n

Compared to fake crab, real crab also has a significantly higher amount of vitamins and minerals than crab sticks – including\u00a0vitamin B12, zinc, Omega-3 acids\u00a0and selenium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

3. Diversity in production materials<\/h2>\n
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The main ingredient in crab sticks is surimi – processed fish meat, which typically comprises 35% to 50% of the product by weight.<\/p>\n

Other key ingredients in crab sticks include:<\/p>\n