What does the number that is listed with frozen shrimp mean? I've seen some say 21-25.

Question

What does the number that is listed with frozen shrimp mean? I've seen some say 21-25.

Answer 1

How many is in a pound 8-12 count shrimp are about the biggest and 80-120 are so small you can't do any thing with um.21-25's are about the best for all around cooking .Some folks go for 30-40's cause they say it they taste less iodine in um.

Answer 2

The number of shrimp in the bag is between 21-25

Answer 3

That's the number of that particular size shrimp in a pound.

Answer 4

That's how many shrimp are in 1 pound.  The higher the number, the smaller the shrimp:)

Answer 5

It is the average count per pound.  The bigger the number the smaller the shrimp.  The biggest are U8s which mean they are less than 8 per pound or they weigh 2oz or more.

I'm a chef.  

Answer 6

I believe the numbers mean how many pieces per pound. So, the smaller the number, the larger the shrimp!!

Answer 7

It means the average number of shrimp in 1 pound.

Answer 8

its put into the box by weight so there could be between 21-25 shrimp in the box.