I hear that crab meat is high in cholesterol, is that true? I used to eat a lot of it. What about shrimp?!
How much cholesterol is in king crab legs you ask?
Alaska king crabs have 15mg of cholesterol per ounce, which is a fair bit less than Dungeness crabs, which have 22mg per ounce, and still less than blue crabs, which have 28mg per ounce.
By comparison, lobster has 20mg per ounce, white meat chicken has 22mg, and a sirloin steak has 25mg.
http://www.ochef.com/754.htm
As for shrimp:
As can be seen from the tables above, shrimp cholesterol is quite high, but for comparative purposes, an equivalent amount of cholesterol is found in about a 2oz / 60 gram egg, So, cholesterol wise you can eat twice as much shrimp by weight as you would an egg.
Serving = 4 ounces of raw edible shrimp, mixed species.
120 calories,
2g fat,
0g sat fat,
0g mono fat,
23g protein,
1g carbohydrates,
167mg sodium,
172mg cholesterol
http://www.cholesterolcholestrol.com/shr...
Good list of foods with & without
http://www.cholesterolcholestrol.com/cho...
Answers: I think it is sadly!
How much cholesterol is in king crab legs you ask?
Alaska king crabs have 15mg of cholesterol per ounce, which is a fair bit less than Dungeness crabs, which have 22mg per ounce, and still less than blue crabs, which have 28mg per ounce.
By comparison, lobster has 20mg per ounce, white meat chicken has 22mg, and a sirloin steak has 25mg.
http://www.ochef.com/754.htm
As for shrimp:
As can be seen from the tables above, shrimp cholesterol is quite high, but for comparative purposes, an equivalent amount of cholesterol is found in about a 2oz / 60 gram egg, So, cholesterol wise you can eat twice as much shrimp by weight as you would an egg.
Serving = 4 ounces of raw edible shrimp, mixed species.
120 calories,
2g fat,
0g sat fat,
0g mono fat,
23g protein,
1g carbohydrates,
167mg sodium,
172mg cholesterol
http://www.cholesterolcholestrol.com/shr...
Good list of foods with & without
http://www.cholesterolcholestrol.com/cho...
I don't believe that, it is what you add.
CRAB NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Serving Size: 3oz. (Cooked)
Calories 94 Carbohydrates 0.81g
Protein 19g Cholesterol 64mg
Total Fat 1.06g Sodium 321mg
Saturated 0.143g Calcium 50mg
Monounsaturated 0.182g Magnesium 49mg
Polyunsaturated 0.346g Potassium 347mg
Omega-3 0.3g Zinc 4.65mg
SHRIMP NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 4 oz
--------------------------------------...
Amount per Serving
--------------------------------------...
Calories 80 Calories from Fat 5
--------------------------------------...
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 165mg 55%
Sodium 190mg 8%
Potassium 0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 0g
Protein 18g 36%
--------------------------------------...
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 2%
Iron 15%
--------------------------------------...
Est. Percent of Calories from:
Fat 11.2% Carbs 0.0%
Protein 90.0%
Seafood is good for you.
But High in calories. So it's safe to say anything that is high in calories, must have cholesterol????????
Other countries eat more fish than we do and they live longer, less heart disease. But that could be just because they have good genes.
Your body makes good (HDL) and bad (LDL) cholesterol. This is different than the cholesterol that is found in food. Cholesterol in food is just cholesterol -- not good or bad. It was once thought that foods high in cholesterol caused an increase in blood cholesterol. It is now known that eating foods high in cholesterol do not have that much of an effect of raising cholesterol levels in the body. Foods rich in saturated fat tend to cause more of an increase in LDL.
Shrimp and other shellfish are fairly high in cholesterol; however, they are low in saturated fat. Therefore, these foods can be eaten in moderation -- even if you have high cholesterol.
Any shell fish is high in cholestrol. Watch out for those oysters.