The price of yellow croaker varies depending on the region, time, season, quality, and market conditions. Ordinary artificial breeding of large yellow croaker price is generally in the 15-30 yuan per catty, small yellow croaker according to the size of a small in 7-10 yuan.

If it is a wild croaker the price will be higher, the specification for a pound of croaker price up to about 500 yuan. The larger the wild croaker, the more expensive it is, about two catties of medium-sized croaker, each catty to 1,100 yuan, if each 4-5 catties of wild croaker, not only the price of more than 3,000 yuan per catty, but also very difficult to buy.?

Related Notes

Wild yellow croaker has higher water and protein content, while farmed yellow croaker has higher fat content. In addition, wild yellow croaker has a harsh environment, which makes its meat compact and more Q-bouncy and chewy in texture. However, farmed yellow croaker has a more relaxed environment and lacks exercise, making its meat fluffier. Due to the continuous fishing, the number of wild yellow croaker is very scarce in the past few years. This also makes the price of this wild yellow croaker rise.

But analyzing the nutritional value of the edible fish, there is not much difference between the two. Their amino acid composition are more complete, essential amino acids accounted for the proportion of total amino acids are about 43%, is a high-quality protein source. Among them, glutamic acid content is the highest, which is a kind of fresh flavor amino acid, determining the freshness of the fish meat.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Yellow croaker