Sihaiwang: prawns and shrimp are nutritious food with delicious taste. What's the difference between prawns and shrimp? Which is better, shrimp or shrimp? Let's have a look!
The difference between prawn and shrimp
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The scientific name of prawns is Penaeus monodon, also known as black shell prawns, soft shelled class, prawn family. The form of frontal horn teeth is 7-8 / 2-3. The cephalothorax has antennae, liver spines and upper teeth of the stomach, no frontal stomach ridge, and the liver ridge is obvious and straight. The lateral sulcus of frontal horn is short, and it can surpass the middle part of breastplate. The fifth step has no external limbs. The body is arranged by dark green, dark brown and light yellow transverse spots, forming the bright abdominal stripes. It has strong vitality, delicious meat and large size. It is the largest prawn in the genus prawn. The largest female prawn is 33cm long and weighs more than 500g. It is omnivorous.
Shrimp:
The body of the shrimp is light brown, with 6-9 teeth on the upper margin and no teeth on the lower margin. There is no central sulcus, the whips on the first antennae are about 1 / 2 of the length of the head and breastplate, the dorsal surface of the first to the sixth segments of the abdomen is longitudinal ridge, and the caudal segment is without side stab. The first pair of strides had a spur on the base, and the last pair of strides had no external limbs. The morphological characteristics of neopenaeus affinis are similar to that of neopenaeus monodon, except that its abdominal swimming limbs are bright red. The male connector is' y 'shaped, the female connector is' C' shaped, and the central plate is platform shaped.
Which is the best shrimp
There is no difference in nutritional value between prawn and shrimp, but prawn is bigger.
No matter what kind of shrimp, it is rich in protein and has high nutritional value. Its meat is as soft and digestible as fish, but it has no fishy smell and bone spur. At the same time, it is rich in minerals (such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc.), and shrimp is also rich in iodine, which is very beneficial to human health. According to the scientific analysis, the edible protein of shrimp accounts for about 16-20%.
Shrimps are bred in fresh water and in sea water. The reason for their name is' culture in sea water '. The shape of shrimp is similar to prawn, but its shell is softer than prawn, and its body size is not as big as prawn. Generally, it is the size of middle finger. The yield of estuarine area in Guangdong is higher, and its body is thin, and its meat is delicious and refreshing. The young shrimp (no more than 6cm) is dark green to dark green, the adult shrimp (more than 6cm) is light brown, and the body is full of dense light brown spots. Some people in the market use white shrimp (prawns) to pretend to be basic shrimps. When choosing, we should pay attention to the color and spots. It's easy to identify.
Which is the most expensive shrimp
Grass shrimp.
Generally speaking, river shrimp is more expensive than sea shrimp. Shrimp is river shrimp, while shrimp is sea shrimp, so shrimp is more expensive.
There is a certain reason why grass shrimps are more expensive than base shrimps. First of all, the number of wild shrimps is small. With the serious industrial pollution, more of them are farmed in freshwater, so it is difficult to buy real wild shrimps! Secondly, freshwater shrimp is rich in nutrition, among which, freshwater shrimp is sweet and mild in nature, entering the liver and kidney meridian; shrimp meat has the functions of Tonifying the kidney and invigorating the Yang, promoting milk and anti toxin, nourishing blood and essence, removing blood stasis and detoxification, benefiting qi and nourishing yang, dredging collaterals and relieving pain, appetizing and phlegm; it is suitable for kidney deficiency and impotence, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation, milk blockage, muscle and bone pain, convulsion of hands and feet, pruritus, skin ulcer, weakness and spirit After the debilitating and other patients to eat.