The black stuff inside the clam meat is silt from the sea or clam feces. In addition to this, it could be sediment, bacteria, metabolites, etc. If this black stuff has an odor, it is usually excrement. Because of their small size, clams have their internal organs, stomachs and excretory organs all gathered together, and there is no way to separate them. Therefore, the black stuff in the clam meat should not be eaten, and it is best to dispose of it directly.

What is the black stuff inside the clam meat

Currently, China's coast has found more than 30 kinds of clams, mostly inhabiting the intertidal zone in the middle and lower zone and subtidal zone within a hundred meters of the shallow seabed, a small number of people can live in the deep sea more than a hundred meters, live in the cave. Clam family of animals with high economic value, meat tender flavor, nutrient-rich, but also the main species of China's beach culture.

Modern research has found that clams contain carotenoids, lipids, polysaccharides, proteins, amino acids, polyethers, inorganic compounds, as well as other classes of a variety of biologically active ingredients, with anti-tumor, anti-coagulant, protection of the cardiovascular and cerebral vessels, antidote to organophosphorus poisoning, antibacterial and antiviral, and other biological activities.

Buy clams to choose to open the mouth of the type of air, so that the live clams eat more fresh, and try to choose the whole body stretching clams, spit sand more evenly. Do not choose to open the shell of the clams, some clams have opened the shell, indicating that the clams have died, such clams fried with a fishy odor. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the selection.