Sea urchins are seafood. The sea urchins currently sold on the market are basically dead sea urchins, because live sea urchins have a short survival time after leaving the sea water and need to be preserved to ensure their freshness. So, can sea urchins be frozen and stored? Who can’t eat sea urchin?
Can sea urchins be frozen and stored?
Yes, after washing the selected sea urchins, use scissors to pry open the black soft shell with radiating thorns, and use a spoon to scoop out the inside of the shell. Sea urchin eggs, which look like yellow orange petals, have their internal organs removed and then frozen.
Who should not eat sea urchin?
Pregnant women should not eat raw sea urchin, and it is not recommended for children to eat sea urchin.
Nutritional value of sea urchin
The protein of sea urchin yellow is composed of 17 kinds of amino acids, with high content and high quality.
Each hundred grams of sea urchin yellow contains 20 grams of protein, which is almost double the protein content of chicken, lean pork, fish and eggs. The fat content is 7.2 grams, which is mainly unsaturated fatty acids and phospholipids that are beneficial to health.
The sugar content is 14.9 grams. The content of mineral calcium and phosphorus is extremely rich, 475 and 456 mg respectively, which is much higher than that of milk.
In addition, sea urchin yellow also contains more vitamin A, vitamin D and other minerals.
Sea urchin yellow is delicious and nutritious. 100g of sea urchin yellow contains 41g of protein, 32.7g of fat, as well as a variety of vitamins, iron, calcium and other nutrients.
Sea urchin can also be produced and processed into a variety of sea urchin foods such as salted sea urchin, alcoholic sea urchin, chilled sea urchin, sea urchin sauce and canned steamed sea urchin.
There are many ways to eat sea urchin. Whether it is fresh sea urchin eggs (yolk) or any series of processed varieties, it can be steamed, fried, served cold or cooked into soup.
For example, frying sea urchin eggs with meat, asparagus, and eggs will make a delicious and delicious dish; and using sea urchin egg soup to soak noodles does not need to add any seasonings, and its taste is great. Even more delicious than chicken noodle soup.
If sea urchin eggs are used in hot pot, the flavor will be even more unique. More high-end dishes include sea urchin braised abalone fin, sea urchin braised snow clam and many other valuable dishes.
Modern research has found that sea urchin yellow contains a large amount of structural proteins unique to animal gonads, lecithin and other biologically active substances. It has androgen-like effects and can improve sexual function and intelligence.
Studies have shown that sea urchin yellow can reduce serum cholesterol and triglycerides in the human body, improve the body's immunity, stabilize blood pressure and prevent arteriosclerosis. Therefore, it has the function of preventing and treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Animal experiments show that sea urchin yellow extract can enhance exercise endurance and prolong the survival time of animals.
It can be seen that the ancients said that sea urchin yellow can strengthen sperm, aphrodisiac and benefit the heart, which is very consistent with the results of modern scientific research. In recent years, anti-fatigue health products made from sea urchin yellow have appeared in domestic and foreign markets, and they have obvious improvement effects on sub-health symptoms such as lack of energy and neurasthenia.