What nutrition do you get from shrimp shells?

[goodsamaritan]

In my country, tiny krill like shrimp called "alamang" is common.
I've ignored this food for far too long and would like to experiment with it raw.



Anybody eat shrimp shells?  The whole shrimp, the head?

I wonder what nutrition we can get from eating the shrimp whole with the head and the shells?

[TylerDurden]

I eat shrimp and prawn brains but I mostly avoid eating the shells. I reckon the shells are just more or less cartilage, so wouldn't be of much use in terms of nutrients.