What is the true price difference between a green
headless and breaded shrimp?
Green headless shrimp have a yield of around
75%. In a five pound box of shrimp there will be 15% shells,
5% pieces and 5% waste, leaving a net weight of 3.75 lbs.
3.75 lbs divided by 5 lbs is 75%. Using a
cost per pound of $5.10 for green headless and a minimum labor
factor of 25 cents per pound the total cost would be $5.35.
Divide $5.35 by the 75% yield and the cost of the P
& D (peeled & deveined) is $7.13.
The next step in the process would be to figure the
cost of the breaded product.
To make 10 lbs of lightly dusted (30% breading) we
would use 7 lbs of shrimp at $7.13 lb totaling $49.91, and 3 lbs of
breading at 30 cents per pound totaling 90 cents, for a grand total of
$50.81 for the 10 pounds, or $5.08 lb.
The bottom line "rule of thumb" is that a green
headless costing $5.10 lb will end up costing about the same after
taking away the shells, pieces, and waste and adding back the breading.
In most cases it is better to buy them already breaded.
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