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Crab leg calories

Crab leg, Alaska king, cooked
130kcal
1 king crab leg · 134 g, Alaska king, cooked
85%protein
26 gProtein
0 gCarbs
2.1 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Alaska king, cooked · per 134 g
Calories130 kcal
Protein26 g
Carbohydrate0 g
Fat2.1 g
Saturated fat0.2 g
Cholesterol71 mg
Sodium1436 mg
Potassium351 mg
Iron1 mg

Source: USDA FoodData Central

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Verified nutrition data

Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →

Most popular crab leg brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
#  Productkcal / 100 g
1Alaska Seafood Wild Alaska King Crab Legs & Claws6 oz · 170 g47 kcal
2Private Selection Wild Caught Snow Crab Legs & Claws6 oz · 170 g59 kcal
3Marine Fishing International King Crab Legs and Claws3.5 oz · 100 g97 kcal
4Fishin' Snow Crab Legs3 oz · 85 g82 kcal
5Aqua Star Snow Crab Legs3 oz · 85 g82 kcal
6Packers Snow Crab Leg Meat3 oz · 85 g82 kcal
7Aqua Star King Crab Legs & Claws6 oz · 170 g47 kcal

Some legs-and-claws labels count the weight with the shell, so they read lower than the meat-only numbers above.
Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.

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Crab leg FAQs
How many calories are in one crab leg?

One cooked Alaska king crab leg (134 g) has about 130 calories. A 3 oz portion of cooked snow crab has 98.

Is crab leg good for weight loss?

Cooked king crab has 97 calories, 19.35 g protein and 1.54 g fat per 100 g, with no carbs. It is high in sodium at 1072 mg per 100 g.

Crab leg vs crab stick: which has fewer calories?

They are close per 100 g: 97 calories for king crab and 95 for imitation crab sticks. Real crab has 19.35 g protein and 0 g carbs, imitation crab 7.62 g protein and 15 g carbs.

How much protein is in a crab leg?

One cooked king crab leg (134 g) has about 25.9 g of protein, or 19.35 g per 100 g.