Where are the main producing areas of Hubei hairy crabs?

Hubei is abbreviated as E and is located in the central region of our country, belonging to the Yangtze River water system. Its aquatic products are abundant, and it is rich in crayfish and hairy crabs. So do you know where the producing areas of Hubei hairy crabs are?

1. Where are the producing areas of Hubei hairy crabs?

Liangzi Lake, Hong Lake, Diaochan Lake, Jiangxia, Ezhou, Hanchuan and others are all important producing areas of Hubei hairy crabs. Among them, Ezhou Liangzi Lake hairy crabs are fully ecologically farmed and are a product with a designation of origin.

2. What is the nutritional value of Liangzi Lake hairy crabs?

1. Liangzi Lake hairy crabs have the characteristics of a blue back, golden claws, yellow hair, a white belly, and a sturdy body. Ezhou Liangzi Lake river crabs are rich in nutrition and contain a variety of vitamins, among which vitamin A is higher than that of other terrestrial and aquatic animals, vitamin B2 is 5-6 times that of meat, 6-10 times higher than that of fish, and 2-3 times higher than that of eggs. The content of vitamin B1 and phosphorus is 6-10 times higher than that of general fish. Every 100 grams of edible portion of crab contains 17.5 grams of protein, 2.8 grams of fat, 182 milligrams of phosphorus, 126 milligrams of calcium, and 2.8 milligrams of iron. In addition to being rich in calcium, crab shells also contain astaxanthin, crab yolk pigment, and others.

2. Every 100 grams of crab meat from Liangzi Lake river crabs contains 18.09% protein and 9.71% fat, and is also rich in a variety of vitamins and nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and various free amino acids, with aspartic acid, glutamic acid, arginine, and lysine being especially prominent. Its meat is tender, the taste is delicious, and it is rich in nutrition, and it has long had the reputation that “when river crab is served at the table, a hundred other flavors seem bland.” In addition, the cephalothorax of river crabs also contains a large amount of highly nutritious crab roe, which is delicious and fragrant and appetizing, making it a famous aquatic delicacy known at home and abroad, deeply welcomed by domestic and international markets, and one of our country's main aquatic products for earning foreign exchange through export.

3. What other specialties does Hubei have?

1. Wuhan: Wuchang fish, Shuangliu pickles, Liji small chives, and others.

2. Huangshi: Huangshi Lingxi fermented black beans, Jinke chili peppers, preserved egg with pine flower pattern, Daye orange slices, Yangxin Muscovy duck, Yangxin loquat, and others.

3. Shiyan: Wudang lingzhi, Wudang Mountain frozen tofu, Huanglong mandarin fish, Yunxi kudzu root, Zhuxi coptis, and others.

4. Yichang: Yidu mandarin orange, Zigui navel orange, Yichang gastrodia, Ziqiu wrinkled papaya, and others.

5. Xiangyang: Hanshui brand sand pear, Tangzhaowan, Zijin shiitake mushroom, and others.