Krill meat

At first glance, it may seem that krill is just a subspecies of prawns known to everyone, but the size is smaller. Krill is the common name for small crustacean crustacean species that are mined on an industrial scale. The usual krill size does not exceed 65 mm. The species of crustaceans received its original name thanks to the Dutch word kriel, which means "trifle. " Krill began to be mined back in the 19th century. However, the industrial scale of krill catch and harvesting increased significantly by the middle of the last century.

Since the 70s of the XX century, krill began to be mined in the Antarctic waters of the USSR and Japan. Since then, the name "Antarctic shrimp" has strengthened behind the krill. In nature, there is a real variety of krill species, which, as a rule, differ from each other only in their habitat. For example, the Pacific and Atlantic krill are considered the main commercial species. In cooking, krill meat is used, which is sold both fresh and frozen or canned.

Krill meat is considered a valuable and healthy sustainable food. Unlike shrimp, krill lives in clean and uncontaminated waters of the Antarctic Ocean, making this a unique product. Krill meat does not accumulate toxins, and also contains a large amount of vitamins and useful natural compounds. A large amount of vitamins A, B, as well as D were found in krill meat.

The uniqueness of the benefits of krill meat lies in the fact that a small amount of krill meat can replenish the weekly norm of fluoride in the human body. This means krill meat helps in the treatment and prevention of a variety of diseases. Scientists have proven that krill meat is saturated and absorbed much better than cod meat, chicken eggs or beef. Krill meat is considered a dietary and at the same time healthy food.

These qualities of krill meat are used in the dietary and therapeutic nutrition of obese patients. It is noteworthy that krill meat is not a big delicacy for our latitudes, since the Russian Federation is still actively mining and harvesting crustaceans. Therefore, on the shelves of domestic grocery stores you can find canned krill meat, which is already ready for consumption. Krill meat is used to prepare salads, as well as the first and main dishes from fish and seafood.

Value of preserved krill meat lies in vitamin-mineral composition of the product. It's all about the technology of producing canned krill meat. Fresh krill catch during the first four hours is processed in floating canning plants. Thus, most of the beneficial properties of krill meat are preserved even after undergoing heat treatment during preservation.