While they are related to lobsters, crayfish are actually a freshwater crustacean. White crayfish were once abundant in the UK but are now in decline. The red crayfish tails you see in the supermarkets are imported. See our crayfish recipe with low carb noodles.

A rich source of: protein, phosphorus.


Crayfish

Energy (kcal) 67
Energy (kJ) 283
Water (g) 83.8
Starch (g) 0
Total sugars (g) 0
Glucose (g) 0
Fructose (g) 0
Sucrose (g) 0
Maltose (g) 0
Lactose (g) 0
Protein (g) 14.9
Protein (g)/100kcal 22.2
Protein % of calories 89
Carbohydrate (g) 0
Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal 0
Carb % of calories 0
Fat (g) 0.8
Fat (g)/100kcal 1.2
Fat % of calories 10.7
Satd FA /100g fd (g) 0.1
Mono FA /100g food (g) 0.2
Poly FA /100g food (g) 0.3
Sodium (mg) 0
Potassium (mg) 271
Calcium (mg) 100
Magnesium (mg) 100
Phosphorus (mg) 178
Iron (mg) 1.4
Copper (mg) 0.4
Zinc (mg) 1.2
Chloride (mg) 7
Manganese (mg) 0.8
Selenium (µg) 2
Iodine (µg) 1
Vitamin D (µg) 0
Vitamin E (mg) 9.5
Vitamin K1 (µg) 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.1
Riboflavin (mg) 0.4
Niacin (mg) 1.3
Tryptophan/60 (mg) 1.3
Niacin equivalent (mg) 2.6
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.1
Vitamin B12 (µg) 0
Folate (µg) 16
Pantothenate (mg) 0.2
Biotin (µg) 23.7
Vitamin C (mg) 0
NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide 0
Cholesterol (mg) 105
Retinol (µg) 0
Carotene (µg) 0
Retinol Equivalent (µg) 0