CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Nowadays, many people like to eat giant prawns. Are giant prawns river shrimps or sea shrimps?

Sea shrimp and river shrimp: Sea shrimp is mainly composed of green shrimp, while river shrimp is mainly composed of swamp shrimp. They both belong to the family of long-arm shrimp and have very similar appearances, but their taste and texture are quite different, so the prices are also quite different. Sea shrimp is also called: red shrimp, red shrimp, and large green shrimp. It is the meat or whole body of aquatic and marine shrimp. Sea shrimp is rich in nutrients and can be used as food or as a Chinese herbal medicine.

They live in the coastal waters with fine sand bottoms. They are not very active during the day and often hide in the mud. At night, they are very active and often swim to the upper and middle layers of the sea surface to feed on other ephemera. They are distributed in the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea and the Yangtze River estuary to the north. They are Chinese specialty products. River shrimps are also known as: green shrimps. Their scientific name is Macrobranchium nipponense. They are distributed in rivers, lakes, water conservancy projects and ponds in my country. They are high-quality freshwater shellfish with tender meat, delicious taste and rich nutrition. They are high-protein and low-fat aquatic products and are quite popular with consumers.

1. Shrimp is rich in nutrients, and its meat is soft and easy to digest. It is a good food for people with weak constitutions and those who need to recover from illness;

2. Shrimp is rich in magnesium, which plays an important role in buffering cardiovascular activity and can protect the cardiovascular system. It can reduce the carbohydrate content in the blood, prevent arteriosclerosis, and dilate coronary arteries, which helps prevent and treat hypertension and myocardial infarction.

3. Shrimp has a strong lactation effect, and contains phosphorus and calcium, which is especially nourishing for children and pregnant mothers;

4. A very important component in the body of river shrimp is astaxanthin, which is the red component on the surface. Astaxanthin (commonly known as ASTA) is the strongest antioxidant found. The darker the color, the higher the astaxanthin content.

River shrimps are usually emerald green, with a loose head and a pair of strong claws that are twice as long as the shrimp body. There are some small patterns on its shell, and the color is dark brown. Compared with sea shrimps, it is very small, but it is also very nutritious and contains protein and some minerals. However, most rivers are polluted now, so river shrimps are also polluted.

Farmed shrimps are usually raised in shrimp ponds. Because they don't need to hide in sand and mud, their shells are very thin. However, sea shrimps need to protect themselves in sand and mud, so their shells are thicker and harder. When buying shrimps, gently pinch them. If you feel that the shells are very hard and elastic, then they are sea shrimps. Farmed shrimps don't have enough calcium, so the shrimp heads feel thinner.

This should be a sea shrimp, because there are basically no shrimps this big in the river.

It is a river shrimp. The big prawn is a freshwater shrimp that grows in rivers and is distributed all over the country. Among them, the prawns in Baiyangdian area of ​​Hebei, Gaoyou Lake in Jiangsu, and Taihu Lake are the most famous.

Green shrimp is a freshwater shrimp, river shrimp, distributed throughout the country, among which the green shrimp in Baiyangdian area of ​​Hebei, Gaoyou Lake of Jiangsu and Taihu Lake are the most famous. Green shrimp, also known as swamp shrimp and wood shrimp, is a species of swamp shrimp that is widely inhabited in China.