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King Crab Meat

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King Crab Meat

Pure Alaska red king crab meat. A prized delicacy for its sweet flavor, tender texture and snowy-white meat. Absolutely delicious!

If you just love king crab and need it around for appetizers and gourmet entrees, this is the ticket for you. Individually sealed packages of pure king crab meat and merus meat. Just thaw and add to your favorite recipe.

King crab meat is also great for bisques, salads, chowders, and a variety of gourmet crab recipes.

King crab merus meat is the most prized flank of crab meat that is extracted from the largest section in each king crab leg.

Pure Alaskan king crab meat!
King Crab Meat

Red King Crab Meat   $34.95 lb.
Lbs.  

Red King Crab Merus Meat   $49.95 lb.
Lbs.  

King Crab Nutrition

Calories

97

Protein

29.3 g

Fat

1.5 g

Saturated Fat

0.1 g

Sodium

1072 mg

Cholesterol

53 mg

Omega-3

0.4 g

Serving size: 100 grams

Source: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute

Storing and Thawing

Our vacuum-sealed frozen crab meat and merus sections can be stored for several month in a freezer. King crab meat can be thawed under refrigeration about 12 hours before preparation. Left-over king crab should be kept under refrigeration and used within a couple of days.

Buying and Serving King Crab

Here's some great tips for buying, cooking, and serving king crab.

Packaging

Our red king crab meat and merus meat is shell-free and frozen in individual one pound vacuum-sealed portions. In merus packages, there are 7 to 9 merus sections per pound.

What is Merus Meat?

It is the largest piece of crab meat that extracted from the merus section of a crab leg. It is considered to be the most prized section of a king crab leg.

King Crab Recipes

Browse our large collection of king crab recipes. There are many that are perfect for crab meat.

Where is king crab caught?

Our king crab meat and merus meat is extracted from king crab that are caught in the annual Bristol Bay red king crab fishery. This is Alaska's main king crab fishery and produces the majority of Alaska's king crab. Bristol Bay's pure waters hold some of the largest king crab in the world.

Fishing Seasons

Alaska's main commercial fishery for Bristol Bay red king crab starts in October and generally last for several days. Approximately 250 boats fish hard for days on end until the annual catch quota is met. There are additional smaller red king crab fisheries in Norton Sound and Southeast Alaska.

Availability

When king crab caught it is cooked and blast frozen to capture its quality. This commercial level of processing allows king crab to be kept frozen for long periods of time, up to a year or more. Frozen crab is glazed with an outer shell of frozen water to protect it from the elements.

Learn even more about Alaska king crab:
King Crab - general king crab information.
King Crab 101 - general species and habitat information.
King Crab Fishing Gallery - fascinating pictures of Alaska's king crab fishery.
King Crab UpClose Gallery - Get intimate and upclose with Alaska's king crab.
Frontier Finale by Cade Smith - An inside story about today's king crab fisheries.
King Crab Habitat Map - Where do king crab live?
My First Crabber Job by Pete - The trials of being a greenhorn crabber.
How to Buy, Cook, and Serve King Crab - Know your king crab before you buy.

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Norton Sound King Crab

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