Silver cod and the difference between cod, mainly in the following aspects:
1, price. Silver cod is a cold water deep sea fish, its nutritional value is very high, containing fat, protein and a variety of vitamins. In the supermarket, the price of silver cod is much more expensive than the price of cod.
2, shape and texture. Silver cod and cod in appearance is very different, generally impossible to confuse, but if the two are cut into blocks and sold frozen, it is difficult to distinguish. A more practical way to tell the difference is to thaw the fish pieces and then touch them with your hands. Generally speaking, silver cod has harder, duller flesh, while cod has softer, clearer flesh.
3, texture. Silver cod fried in oil with meat flavor, eat up very greasy; cooked meat is very coarse, poor taste. And cod melt in the mouth, the meat is very delicate, with a unique fragrance and fresh flavor.
Silver cod is a cold-water deep-sea fish, tender meat, rich in a variety of nutrients, in Europe is known as the "table of the nutritionist", so the general eating of cod refers to the silver cod. There are many types of cod, silver cod is the best, cod is also a kind of cod, but the price is low, nutrition is also a lot worse.
Cod cold water demersal fish, one of the northern coastal production of marine economic fish. Cod per 100 grams of meat containing 16.5 grams of protein, fat 0.4 grams. Its meat is white, fine and tender, clear mouth is not greasy, many countries in the world to the cod as the main edible fish.
In Northern Europe, cod is known as the "table nutritionist", in addition to fresh food, but also processed into a variety of aquatic foods, in addition to cod liver and high oil content, rich in vitamins A and D, is the raw material for the extraction of cod liver oil.