Can dead crabs be eaten

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Today, I'd like to give you an analysis on the nutrition, health and taste of crabs.

Can dead crabs be eaten

First: according to the living habits of crabs, dead crabs are not recommended to eat. Crabs like to eat rotten food and accumulate pathogenic bacteria and toxic substances in their bodies. Dead crabs, the body will soon grow a large number of bacteria, so it is not suitable to eat, especially in hot weather.

Second: considering from the taste, the crab lost its original flavor after it died. There is also a kind of histidine in the body of crabs. Histidine is easy to decompose, which can produce histamine and histamine like substances under the action of decarboxylase. After the crabs die, the midgut gland will soon fall apart, and the histidine and digestive enzymes inside will decompose the crab meat. So, dead crabs taste strange, taste greatly reduced.

Third: the crab itself is non-toxic, but after the crab dies, the shell of the crab is damaged, the protein in the crab body will breed bacteria, and the infected bacteria in the crab body will multiply in large numbers, and the bacteria may produce toxins. Dead crabs can be toxic.

matters needing attention

The body of a crab is easy to carry heavy metals. After the crab dies, the midgut gland will soon fall apart, and the digestive enzymes inside will decompose the crab meat. The midgut gland is relatively easy to accumulate heavy metals, and the heavy metals will also come out to produce pollution after it rots.