Capelin caviar

The capelin fish (Mallotus villosus), also known as the uek, belongs to the marine fish of their smelt family. As a rule, the body length of the capelin does not exceed 25 cm, and the average individual reaches a weight of 52 grams. Capelin is ranked among the important commercial fish that are ubiquitous in the Atlantic, as well as the Pacific Oceans, in the Barents, Norwegian Seas, near the coast of Greenland, in the Hudson Bay, and also near the coast of Korea and Canada.

They eat not only capelin meat, but also fish caviar. It is worth noting that capelin caviar is not consumed in natural form due to the specific taste of the product. as a rule, capelin caviar is mixed with egg white, as well as soybean oil or mayonnaise. In addition, in the food industry, when making capelin caviar, spices and spices are necessarily added to the product. Smoked capelin caviar is especially popular, as well as a product with the addition of pieces of smoked capelin fish.

Under the definition given in the food industry, capelin caviar is a food product that their coasts of capelin sea fish receive. capelin caviar is distinguished by its appearance and incredibly small size of eggs. Capelin caviar refers to the so-called "white caviar" group. This is primarily due to the natural color of capelin caviar.

However, in the process of food production, the natural color of eggs changes the feast of food dyes. On sale, orange or yellow capelin caviar is more often found. Often, the white caviar of the capelin is mixed with mayonnaise, seasoned with spices and obtained a kind of paste, which is used in cooking as a snack. Such a product is usually served with canapés, crackers, tartlets or sandwiches.

Benefits of capelin caviar

It is worth emphasizing that in the chemical composition of capelin caviar there is a sufficient amount of natural compounds useful for the human body. The benefits of capelin caviar are the rich content of vitamins A, B, C in the product, and in addition D. The vitamin and mineral composition of capelin caviar is enriched with phosphorus, potassium, copper, iodine, as well as lecithin.

Nutritionists and doctors argue that capelin caviar can bring invaluable benefits to people whose work is associated with daily physical activity. Capelin caviar contains Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids indispensable for the human body. Capelin caviar should be excluded from its daily diet for people with high blood pressure, some diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, for example, duodenal ulcer.