The nutritional value of sea cucumber is extremely high, and it has been loved by people since ancient times, and it is known as one of the "eight treasures of the sea". With the development of aquaculture technology and the improvement of people's living standards, sea cucumbers are increasingly appearing on the dining tables of ordinary people. In the market, there is also a kind of seafood called sea eggplant, which looks like sea cucumber and is often mistaken for sea cucumber. So, what is the difference between sea eggplant and sea cucumber? Next, I'll talk to you about sea eggplant and sea cucumber.

Sea cucumber, we usually refer to Stichopus japonicus; Sea eggplant, we usually refer to ginseng. In fact, they belong to Echinoderma, but they belong to different genera under Holothuria, so they are different in many places. The details are as follows:

1, sea cucumbers with different appearances are also called "Stichopus japonicus", and there are obvious flesh thorns on the surface; The sea eggplant is called "ginseng" and has a smooth surface without thorns.

2. Sea cucumber with different nutrition is rich in protein, amino acids and trace elements beneficial to human body, which is a high-grade nourishing product; However, the nutritional composition of sea eggplant is not as high as that of sea cucumber, and its edible value is also relatively low.

3. Sea cucumbers from different places generally grow in the colder northern waters; However, sea eggplant generally grows in the southern waters with higher temperature.

4. The price of sea cucumbers with different prices is higher. The price per catty in dry sea cucumber is generally more than 100 yuan, and the quality can reach more than 1,000 yuan; The price of sea eggplant is low, and generally the price per catty will not exceed 100 yuan.

The biggest difference between sea cucumber and sea eggplant is the price and nutrition. In order to prevent buying sea eggplant at a high price, I will share with you the experience taught by old fishermen, mainly as follows:

1, look at the appearance of sea cucumber, whether it is fresh, dry, salted, etc., its surface has very obvious meat thorns. If you see that the surface of sea cucumber is smooth, no matter how others introduce it, it is not a real sea cucumber, but a sea eggplant.

2, look at the price As the saying goes, "You get what you get at a price", sea cucumbers will not be 20-30 yuan a catty no matter how cheap, so don't buy too cheap sea cucumbers, otherwise it is very likely that you will buy sea eggplant.