Canned mussels

Mussels or Mytilidae are in the bivalve family. Representatives of this vast species of mollusks are found everywhere in the waters of the World Ocean. Mussels, like other members of the marine bivalve mollusk family, oysters are considered important fishing targets. Mussels are mined on an industrial scale for subsequent use for culinary purposes, as well as cosmetic and pharmacological production.

In cooking, mussels took their rightful place thanks not only to their taste, but also to their distinctive consumer as well as nutritional properties. The chemical composition of mussels contains a fairly large amount of proteins of natural origin. At the same time, mussels contain practically no carbohydrates. It is for this reason that mussels are considered an excellent dietary food.

Mussels became an obligatory food in the diet of residents of the coastal territories of the southern seas at the very beginning of the birth of human civilization. Millennia ago, people first decided to cook mussels. Currently, mussels have not lost their relevance and are in stable demand, including the inhabitants of our latitudes.

Mussels differ in size, as well as in the color of the shell. In addition, the taste and vitamin-mineral composition of mussel meat differ from species to species. Shellfish meat is eaten, as well as mantle and nutrient fluid that is contained inside the shellfish shell. Mussel meat has a sweet taste.

In our latitudes, canned mussels are the most popular, since in fresh form the product goes on sale extremely rarely. In addition, the price of canned mussels is much more democratic than for fresh or frozen food. Canned mussels, like other seafood, are used as a component ingredient in salads as well as snacks.

As a rule, two main varieties of canned mussels can be found on sale:



canned mussels in tomato sauce;

canned mussels in vegetable oil, most often using high-quality olive;

canned mussels in their own juice.



In addition to salads and aperitif snacks, canned mussels are part of some of the main dishes of Mediterranean cuisine. For example, canned mussels will be needed to make a real first-class paella with fish. It is worth noting that the calorie content of canned mussels is at a fairly low level and is only 88 Kcal, which falls on 100 grams of the product.

Although mussels are heat treated during preservation, the finished product still contains a large amount of proteins of natural origin, as well as vitamins of group B, PP, E, as well as D, amino acids, cobalt, zinc, iodine and other substances that are certainly useful for the human body.