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Ingredient dictionary

Crab on a food label: it contains crustaceans

Crab is a kind of crustacean. It contains crustaceans, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 826 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 104 kcal and 20 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20268 sourcesHow we check

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Crab=crustaceans

Does crab contain an allergen?

Yes. Crab contains crustaceans: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

Allergen	US	UK and Europe	Gulf
Crustaceans	RequiredAs “crustacean shellfish”	Required	Required

Read the crustaceans and molluscs guide

Is crab vegan?

No. Crab is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it comes from an animal.

VegetarianNot for youIt comes from fish or shellfish.

Shellfish allergyNot for youIt contains crustaceans.

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What other names does crab have on a label?

In English crab can also read “crab meat” or “crabmeat”. On European labels it is “crabe” in French, “Krabbe” in German and “Braquiuro” in Spanish. The other 12 languages are listed below.

In Englishcrab meatcrabmeat

French: crabe, crabes
German: Krabbe, Krabben
Spanish: Braquiuro, cangrejo
Italian: Granchio
Dutch: krab, krabben
Portuguese: Caranguejo
Polish: kraby, krab
Swedish: Krabbor
Danish: Krabbe
Norwegian: Krabber
Finnish: taskurapu, taskuravut
Czech: Krabi
Hungarian: Rövidfarkú rákok
Croatian: rakova, rakovice
Turkish: Yengeç

Which foods contain crab?

Open Food Facts lists crab or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 826 products, most often ready meals, fish and seafood and salty and fatty foods. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Spain.

Ready meals247
Fish and seafood220
Salty and fatty foods29
Savoury snacks25
Dressings and sauces22
Pasta, rice and flour19

Products with it, by country of sale: France 342 · United States 327 · Spain 29 · Belgium 25.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where crab turns up, not how much of the market it is.

How many calories are in crab?

Crab has about 104 kcal per 100 g, with 20 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 2.9 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Crab, raw” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

104kcal per 100 g

20g protein

0g carbohydrate

2.9g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0.5 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.69 g, energy 438 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 10039. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is crab?

Crab is a kind of crustacean.

Kinds of crabCrab extract Snow crab Edible crabKing crabCrab substitute

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