Prawn crackers, takeaway

Prawn crackers are fried crackers typically made from starch and prawns. The figures here describe takeaway prawn crackers sampled from different outlets. They mainly provide carbohydrate and fat: per 100g, they contain 58g of carbohydrate, 39g of fat and 2379 kJ of energy. They also contain 1.9g of salt.

Carbohydrate and fat both supply energy, and the fat content contributes substantially to the energy in prawn crackers. Their energy and salt content are worth noting for people monitoring these aspects of their diet. Eating too much salt can raise blood pressure. Despite their name, prawn crackers provide very little protein. Full nutritional figures are in the tables below.