Agate snails and white jade snails are both edible snails. Agate snail is named for its snail-like body shape and agate-like meat package. Its meat is tender and delicious, and it has the advantages of high protein and low fat.

White jade snail, also known as brown cloud agate snail, African big snail, dew snail, oriental snail, vegetable snail, flower snail and French snail, is mutated and bred from wild brown cloud agate snail by Chinese scientific research departments, and has high comprehensive utilization value, also known as Chinese white jade snail. Its meat is tender, nutritious, high in protein and low in fat, and its cholesterol tends to zero, containing more than 20 kinds of amino acids.