The difference between sea shrimp and river shrimp

White shrimp is the main species of sea shrimp, and green shrimp is the main species of river shrimp. They all belong to the long-arm shrimp family, and their appearance is very similar, but their taste and texture are quite different, so the market price is also quite different. Do you know the difference between sea shrimp and river shrimp? Let's take a look at it together.

Sea shrimp, including prawns, Jiujie shrimp, Jiwei shrimp, etc., are large, white and transparent, with small blue or red spots, and the shell is thin but hard. Because it grows in the sea water environment, its salt and iodine content is slightly higher than that of river shrimp, and is usually less polluted. In terms of traditional Chinese medicine, sea shrimp is warm and humid, tastes sweet and salty, and has a stronger effect on tonifying the kidney. This may be related to the salty sea shrimp entering the kidney meridian.

River shrimp is mainly green shrimp, the shrimp body is turquoise, with brown markings, the shell is very thin and soft. Although it is smaller, its protein content is no less than that of sea shrimp and its calcium content is also higher. Just because the river water is easy to be polluted, the quality of shrimp may be affected.

Therefore, seafood tastes delicious, in addition to love to eat, but also know what is suitable for eating. On the other hand, our ecological balance, but also for the health of all people, we should start from ourselves, resist and prevent water pollution, only in this way, our healthy life will always be around!