Abalone

Size/specification: 4-16 heads/kg

Abalone usually grows on the seabed with low water temperatures and has a footprint in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It is recognized that the best production areas are northern Japan and Mexico, and the northeast of our country is also a traditional production area.

Nutritional value

Fresh products have an edible part of 24% protein and 0.44% fat; dry products contain 40% protein, 33.7% glycogen, 0.9% fat, as well as a variety of vitamins and trace elements and glutamate. It is a kind of high-protein, low-fat food that is very beneficial to the human body.

The medicinal value of abalone is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", "Pharmacopoeia", and "Huangdi Neijing". It can clear the eyes and replenish deficiency, clear heat and nourish yin, nourish blood and stomach, and nourish liver and kidney.

Abalone is rich in protein, of which 30% to 50% is collagen, which is much higher than other fish and shellfish. Research findings have shown that collagen contains a variety of biologically active peptides, which have good physiological functions, such as antioxidant, lowering blood pressure, preventing arthritis, protecting the gastric mucosa and anti-ulcer, and promoting skin collagen metabolism.