Tag: Soft shell

According to seafood experts, the typical meat yield from a live, hard-shell lobster is about 20-25% of its total body weight. This means to accurately calculate how many ounces of meat are in a 2 pound lobster, you need to consider more than just the initial weight.

While some sources promote crab shells as a digestive superfood, the reality is far more complex. The answer depends heavily on whether you are talking about indigestible hard shells, the soft shells of molting crabs, or processed supplements containing chitin and chitosan.