Prawns

The prawn is a decapod crustacean belonging to the Penaeidae family. It has a small, thin, compressed and curved body. Its white meat is covered by a semi-hard orange shell. It has a large head, with sharp teeth and bulging black eyes.

Properties and benefits: prawns

Some benefits you didn't know about taking prawns

This crustacean has little fat, but its cholesterol content is high. Prawns are rich in protein, in addition to omega-3 acids.

Among its minerals, we find plenty of iodine, phosphorus, selenium, calcium, magnesium and zinc. With regard to vitamins, it is rich in B vitamins, such as B12 and B3.

Nutritional composition: Calories: 93 kcal, Proteins: 20.1 g, Fat: 1.4 g, Water: 78.5 g, Calcium: 220 mg, Iron: 1.9 mg, Iodine: 90 mg, Magnesium: 76 mg, Zinc: 3.6 mg, Sodium: 146 mg, Potassium: 266 mg, Phosphorus: 259 mg, Selenium: 24.3 mg, Niacin: 7.4 mg, Vitamin B6: 0.1 mg, Folates: 2 mg, Vitamin A: 9 mg, Vitamin E: 1.5 mg

Nutritional values

93.0

Kcal

93.0

Kj

1.4 gr

Fat

0.0 gr

CHO

20.1 gr

Protein

0.0 gr