Is this crab meat cooked?

I purchased a small container (8 oz) of frozen crabmeat. I do not know if it is cooked or not. The contents appear to be grey (it's a clear plastic tub).

The container reads: Wild Caught Special Crabmeat Small Pieces of White Meat Perishable; Pasteurized

There's other writing on the container as well, but I don't think it's relevant.

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Best Answer

"Pasteurized" means that it was kept at temperatures below cooking for a prolonged time, which kills most pathogens. Pasteurized food is reasonably safe for consumption without further cooking, provided it has been kept well refrigerated since the pasteurization.

However, I doubt that the taste will be especially good after just a pasteurization. For the sake of taste, and also to further reduce food safety risks, I would cook it before eating.

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How do I know if crab meat is cooked?

If you're having any doubt about whether crab legs are cooked, look for visual cues \u2013 raw crab has a greenish-brown shell, and cooked crab has a white and pink or reddish shell. You can also check the crab leg packaging or ask the fishmonger if the crab legs you're buying are fully cooked.

Is crab meat sold raw or cooked?

Selecting Crabs and Crabmeat Whole crabs are sold both alive as well as cooked. The crab meat is found raw, frozen, cooked and canned. You will find the picked meat labeled as "lump," meaning large pieces, "flake," signifying smaller pieces of meat, and "claw," which is obviously meat from the crab claw.

What does crab meat look like raw?

Raw crab meat should have a pure white flesh with a bright red rind where the flesh meets the shell. The colors should be bright and clean. A brown color to either the white flesh or the red rind tells you that the crab meat has spent too much time separated from the shell and exposed to air.

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