Is the head of prawn edible?

Shrimp is a very popular meat, especially river shrimp, crayfish, new shrimp and so on. These shrimps are usually easy to buy and can be made into rich food. The meat of these shrimps is very loose and easy to digest after eating. In addition to abundant protein, the effect of calcium supplementation is also very good. My son usually doesn't eat his head when he eats prawns. So can they eat shrimp heads?

Can I eat shrimp head?

Many people say that shrimp head is a treasure, because when eating shrimp, it must not be wasted because it tastes bad. However, this is not the case. Shrimp head is not a treasure, and neither is the head of shrimp head. Why is this?

Because eating the head of bighead shrimp is equivalent to eating shrimp excrement, semi-digested shrimp food and drinking shrimp urine. More importantly, in places where the growth environment is not good, shrimp heads will enrich heavy metals in the environment.

So eating prawns can cause food poisoning. The main reason is that there is a structure called pericardial sinus in the head and chest of shrimp, which includes stomach, liver, heart, a pair of testicles/ovaries, antenna glands of excretory organs (also called green glands because they are green), bladder and excretory orifice. There is only one rectum and anus in the abdomen of shrimp, so the head and chest of shrimp are the main parts of shrimp for intracellular digestion and detoxification. In addition, the shrimp head is the hardest hit area with rich heavy metals, and there are many disgusting things in the shrimp head.

To sum up, the head of shrimp head is inedible. For the sake of your health, don't stubbornly adhere to the concept of "don't waste food" of the older generation, and make a decisive decision when it's time to give up.

The red substance in shrimp head, commonly known as shrimp brain, can be eaten in a small amount, and part of it is local secretion, while the black line on shrimp back, commonly known as sand line, has a fishy smell and can be removed when eating.

Guidance: Be safe and hygienic. Of course, don't eat your head or intestines in your body. When handling shrimp, pull the intestines out with your head, wash them, and cut them open before doing it. Because the main organs of shrimp are concentrated on the shrimp head, such as shrimp gills, shrimp stomach, hepatopancreas, heart, appendages, gonads and other organs are all on the shrimp head.

Shrimp gill is just behind the two breastplates of shrimp, which is the sucking organ of shrimp. What you see after lifting the breastplate is shrimp gills. Although there is no sediment in shrimp gills, they have a rough taste and no nutrition, so shrimp gills are not suitable for eating.

Shrimp stomach is the largest organ in shrimp head, accounting for almost 1/2 of the whole shrimp head. Shrimp stomach contains undigested food, which is basically rotten aquatic organisms, because shrimp is an aquatic organism that eats scavengers. In addition, the shrimp stomach has an inner membrane made of chitin. Therefore, even if the contents of shrimp stomach have been emptied, it is not suitable for eating as food. So shrimp heads are not suitable for eating.