Skip to main content

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.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

570 kcal

Energy

2379 kJ

Fat

39g

of which saturates

3.6g

Carbohydrate

58g

of which sugars

2.2g

Fibre

0.9g

Protein

0.3g

Salt

1.9g

Alcohol

0g

Water

2.8g

Cholesterol

0.3mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

Trace

Vitamin D

0µg

Vitamin E

5.8mg

Vitamin C

0mg

Thiamin (B1)

Trace

Riboflavin (B2)

Trace

Niacin (B3)

0.1mg

Vitamin B6

0.43mg

Vitamin B12

0µg

Folate

2µg

Calcium

21mg

Iron

1.6mg

Magnesium

5mg

Phosphorus

6mg

Potassium

17mg

Sodium

767mg

Zinc

0.1mg

Copper

0.12mg

Selenium

3µg

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (10 samples from different outlets). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Further reading and references

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

Article history

The information on this page is written and peer reviewed by qualified clinicians.
  • 4 Nov 2026 | Latest version
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Originally published