Shrimps: Everything You Should Know About Your Favorite Seafood

Apart from being a food source, shrimp is not very much considered by most people. But shrimp has various interesting facts you must know about. These crustaceans have some surprising facts that are worth considering for, especially for those who have ever bought and enjoyed dynamite shrimp at home or at Chinese restaurant Dubai as it is imported from different countries.

Outer Shell

Shrimps are widely known and recognized for thin, flexible exoskeleton. They are faintly glowing and have large bulb-like eyes in most breeds. Shrimps of more than 300 species are found in the world, which have different colors and sizes.  Grey, pink, brown and yellow are some common colors of shrimps. When it comes to the size, their average length is around 9” but they generally tend to be small in size.

Average life

On average, shrimps live around 1 to 5 years of all species. However, some species of shrimps can live longer than 6 years.

Natural Habitat

Both seawater and freshwater are the natural habitats of shrimps. Rivers, estuaries and lakes are the natural habitats of freshwater shrimp. Areas with tropical and temperate water are the common areas of seawater shrimps, such as deep sea and intertidal zone. They make their home in shells, sea grass and algae. Even sand and mud in the depth of around 3200 feet are the natural habitats of some shrimps. 

What they Eat?

As scavengers, most shrimps eat detritus and plankton. Some shrimps are “Cleaning” shrimp as they are known to consume ectoparasites from coral reef fish. According to Busch/Seaworld Gardens Animal-Info, such fish also let these shrimps to put in their chelipeds and front claws in their grills.  

How Shrimps are Beneficial for Your Health?

Glycemic-Index states that shrimps are the rich source of selenium and protein. Additionally, they also have rich amount of various vital nutrients like Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, zinc and iron and even more. In shrimp, selenium adds the layer of protection against degenerative diseases. Vitamin D helps accelerate the amalgamation of phosphorous and calcium to makes bones stronger and Vitamin B12 in shrimp helps forming blood cells more effectively and helps the proper functioning of brain. Additionally, unsaturated fatty acids in shrimps accelerate the forming of heart-friendly cholesterol.

Farming of Shrimps

In around 50 countries, farming of shrimps occurs all along the globe. In most developing countries, over 99% of shrimps are produced. Some of the major producers of shrimps are Vietnam, Thailand, China, India and Denmark.

Problems with Shrimps

In some countries, processing and collection of shrimps have some issues relating to child labor, as per the reports of Fairfood. According to it, children spend several hours on collecting shrimps from the water and processing various plants. It also has complaint that most of the farming lands are utilized for farming shrimp and taken over for it. Due to this reason, it has led a negative effect on both drinkable water supply and local food. These are only problems with this seafood all along the world.

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