Generally speaking, the number of heads of sea cucumbers is the less the better, a catty of 10-15 heads belongs to the top of the boutique, but there is no lack of some domestic processors will give sea cucumbers adulterated with sugar and salt in order to increase the weight of the sea cucumbers.

Taking Yantai local sea cucumber as an example, the size of fresh sea cucumber is based on the growth time, the older the sea cucumber is, the bigger it is, and the more nutrients it accumulates, so the dried sea cucumber is processed into a larger individual, and the price is also more expensive.

But due to the different growing environments, there may be differences in the morphology of sea cucumbers. For example, if the age of the sea cucumber is the same, the size of the sea cucumber may be larger than that of the sea cucumber. After being processed into dried sea cucumbers, the size of the two types of sea cucumbers cannot be a criterion for judging their value.

The processing method is also a major factor that affects the size of the sea cucumber. Dr. Hai Zhong Bao said, sea cucumber processing is a discipline, whether it is the way of processing or processing fire, there are certain doorways.

Expanded Information

Dried sea cucumber is a finished product after processing. Although its nutritional value is not as good as fresh sea cucumber, its nutrients are more easily absorbed by human body and it is easy to store and transport, so it is very popular with people and the market.

Based on the different processing techniques, qualified dried sea cucumbers generally refer to salt-dried sea cucumbers and light-dried sea cucumbers. Although the state prohibits the sale of sugar-dried sea cucumbers, sugar-dried sea cucumbers still have a large share in the market and are sold semi-publicly.

General dried sea cucumber belly has a cut, because sea cucumber has the characteristic of autolytic, if you don't deal with it immediately after catching it, sea cucumber will melt into liquid by itself, so sea cucumber producers immediately carry out the processing of sea cucumber after fishing it up, the mouth on the belly of the sea cucumber is the cut that left behind during the intestinal process.

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