The quality of sea cucumber is not the bigger the rise the better.

The quality of sea cucumber does have a direct impact on the rise rate. In the national standard, dried sea cucumbers are classified into four grades. The appearance standard is based on whether the sea cucumber's form is intact and full, and whether there is any odor, while the physical and chemical standard is mainly based on the level of salt content, and the lower the salt content, the higher the grade of the sea cucumber.

Generally speaking, the higher the grade of the sea cucumber, the higher the hairiness.

From the data given by many merchants, it can be seen that the rise rate of pure light-dried sea cucumber is generally around 14-16 pounds, which means that one catty of dried sea cucumber can give out 14-16 pounds of edible sea cucumber. As for ordinary lightly dried sea cucumbers, the rise rate is usually around 10-13 pounds, and dried sea cucumbers within this range are also more common.

The old lightly dried sea cucumber with higher salt content, because some salt is put into the process, the rise rate is usually around 8-10 pounds, which is lower than that of lightly dried sea cucumber. The rise rate is even smaller is the pull tank salt sea cucumber, because the pull tank salt sea cucumber does not go through strict dehydration, belongs to the semi-dry sea cucumber, so the rise rate is also lower, usually in about 4-5 pounds.

From the above figures, it is easy to see that good sea cucumbers have a high hair rise rate. But at the same time, the price of good sea cucumbers is also relatively high, which is enough to prove that the price is worth every penny.

In addition to the increase in weight during foaming, length is also one of the most important criteria for measuring the growth of dried sea cucumbers. Dried sea cucumbers can reach about twice their original length after foaming, and if the length is not up to this standard, it can also reflect that the quality of dried sea cucumbers may have problems.

Since the better the sea cucumber, the higher the rate of rise, the bigger the sea cucumber, the better the sea cucumber? The answer is not so.

There is a limit to the growth rate of sea cucumber, and it is not unlimited. Generally speaking, pure light dry sea cucumber has the highest hair growth rate because its process is relatively favorable to hair growth, and the hair growth rate of ordinary light dry sea cucumber is relatively lower. The foaming rate of the old light dried sea cucumber and the salt sea cucumber in the pulling tank will be somewhat different according to the amount of salt in the sea cucumber or the size of the processing fire.

The process of rising sea cucumber is the process of the sea cucumber eating water to become bigger again. If the foaming is too big, the sea cucumber body will absorb a lot of water, the taste will be reduced, and it will lead to the loss of nutrients. Therefore, if you over-pursued the rate of sea cucumber, the original flavor and texture of sea cucumber will fade as the soaking time becomes longer, and the nutrition will be accelerated.

At the same time, the rising rate of sea cucumber also needs to be differentiated according to different groups of people: Generally speaking, sea cucumber can be soaked a little softer for the elderly and children, so that it can be easily absorbed; sea cucumber can be soaked for a shorter period of time for the young and strong people, so that it can have a better texture and more elasticity.