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Raw Paleo Diet Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: goodsamaritan on February 22, 2009, 08:31:20 pm

Title: What nutrition do you get from shrimp shells?
Post by: goodsamaritan on February 22, 2009, 08:31:20 pm

In my country, tiny krill like shrimp called "alamang" is common.
I've ignored this food for far too long and would like to experiment with it raw.

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Anybody eat shrimp shells?  The whole shrimp, the head?

I wonder what nutrition we can get from eating the shrimp whole with the head and the shells?

Title: Re: What nutrition do you get from shrimp shells?
Post by: TylerDurden on February 22, 2009, 11:59:40 pm

I eat shrimp and prawn brains but I mostly avoid eating the shells. I reckon the shells are just more or less cartilage, so wouldn't be of much use in terms of nutrients.