The scientific name of mussel is Latin name: Mytilus edulis

Classification status: Mollusca (Mollusca) Bivalvia (Bivalvia) Pterygoid subclass Anisomyaria (Anisomyaria) mussel Family (Mytilidae) Mussel genus

Common name: Haihong

Origin: Distributed along the coasts of the Yellow and Bohai Seas.

Ecological characteristics: The shell is wedge-shaped, with a tapered front end and a broad and rounded rear end. Generally, the shell length is 6 to 8 cm, and the shell length is less than 2 times the shell height. The shell is thin. The top of the shell is near the frontmost end of the shell. The two shells are equal and symmetrical. The shell surface is purple-black and shiny. The growth lines are fine and obvious, and they grow in a ring from the top. The inner surface of the shell is off-white, and the edge is blue with a pearly luster. The hinge is long, the ligament is dark brown, and is about as long as the hinge. Hinge teeth. Underdeveloped. The posterior adductor muscle degenerates or disappears. The feet are small and soft.

Economic value: Fresh mussels are a popular seafood product. It can be steamed or boiled, or it can be peeled and stir-fried with other vegetables. It tastes delicious. Due to the large output of mussels, it is difficult to preserve them after harvesting. They have always been cooked and processed into mussels. Mussels have high nutritional value and have certain medicinal value.

Note: Purple mussel is an export species, and its English name is Mussel. Export regions: Europe (test sale), Hong Kong and Macau. Export ports: Shandong, Liaoning

Nutritional value: According to analysis, every 100 grams of fresh mussel meat contains 10.8 grams of protein, 2.4 grams of sugar, 2.4 grams of ash, and 1.4 grams of fat. The protein content of dried mussel meat is as high as 59.3%. Mussels also contain a variety of vitamins and trace elements such as manganese, zinc, selenium, and iodine that are necessary for the human body. It is worth mentioning that the nutritional value of mussels is also high because the protein it contains contains 8 essential amino acids needed by the human body, such as valine and leucine. Its content is much higher than that of eggs, chicken, duck, fish, and shrimp. and meat and other essential amino acid content. According to another study, mussel fat also contains fatty acids necessary for the human body. Its saturated fatty acid content is lower than that of pigs, cattle, mutton, milk and other foods, and its unsaturated fatty acid content is relatively high.

Medicinal value: Mussels also have high medicinal and dietary effects. According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", mussel meat can cure "consumption and fatigue, lack of essence and blood, vomiting blood and prolonged diarrhea, bowel sounds and low back pain". According to relevant modern medicine books, mussels are warm in nature and can nourish the five internal organs, regulate the waist and feet, regulate menstruation and activate blood circulation. They are effective in treating dizziness, high blood pressure, low back pain, vomiting blood and other diseases. Eating mussels is very effective in treating nocturia. Mussels contain vitamins B12 and B2, which also have good curative effects on anemia, angular stomatitis, glossolaryngitis and eye diseases. Mussels, also called red clams, shell vegetables, etc., are thick-shelled shellfish. They are named "mussels" because of their delicious and light taste. Mussels are a good product for replenishing deficiency and replenishing essence, warming the kidneys and dispersing cold. People who suffer from chronic illness, depleted essence and blood, suffer from weakness, fatigue, dizziness and forgetfulness can eat it regularly. Regular consumption of mussels can also treat impotence, premature ejaculation, kidney deficiency and metrorrhagia in women. Soak the mussels in rice wine overnight, then add a few leeks and cook them together once a day. It has the effect of nourishing the kidneys and yang, and can treat low back pain, inability to drain urine, leucorrhea in women, and cold pain in the lower abdomen.