Whitebait is also called noodle fish, noodle fish and so on. Whitebait contains sugar and is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins, lysine, methionine, isoleucine, valine and threonine. The edible rate of whitebait is 100%, which is recognized by nutritionists as one of longevity food and is known as "fish ginseng".

Whitebait has the effects of tonifying deficiency, relieving cough, promoting digestion, invigorating stomach, benefiting lung and diuresis, and can be used to treat spleen and stomach weakness, anorexia, malnutrition in children, abdominal distension and edema. The calcium content of dried whitebait is the highest among all fish.