Only a third of the weight of the crab is meat of which a thrid is white meat from the body and claws and two thirds is brown meat from the body male crabs have larger claws and a higher percentage of white meatrthe brown meat from inside the carpace is rich nutty and creamy and rich in omega 3 fatty acidsrcrab meat is becoming increasingly popular and sales have risen considerably over the last decade crabs are common around the british isles and northern europe and are caught in baited cre