A member asked:

Is the dark line on the back of shrimp a nerve, a vein, or poop? is it safe to eat?

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Dr. Ralph Morgan Lewis answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Shrimp "vein": Is actually its digestive tract; that's why it is usually removed.

Answered 7/5/2012

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Shrimp: The "sand vein" is actually the shrimp's digestive tract. You can eat the shrimp with the sand vein intact, but most people perfer to remove it after cooking the shrimp

Answered 10/31/2018

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