General carp belongs to freshwater fish food, from the point of view of Chinese medicine belongs to a kind of hair.

But crucian carp belongs to freshwater fish, compared to some sea fish, shrimp, crabs and other seafood, the nature of the more mild, usually a small amount of food will not lead to discomfort. And crucian carp is rich in nutrients, such as protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc., is a kind of high protein but rich in high quality fat food, but also the existence of digestive system diseases, or gastrointestinal function is weak, there is a need to lose weight and so on the people can choose one of the ingredients.

Being a hair food may have an effect on the organism. In addition, the purine content in crucian carp is also relatively high, so for hyperuricemia, gout and other people who need to limit purine intake, it is recommended to reduce or avoid crucian carp.

Carp growth characteristics:

Carp, although the strong life force, omnivorous and tender meat and delicious, but because of its premature sexual maturity (females are generally in the 6-8 cm, weight 8-10 grams, about 82% of the individuals reach sexual maturity; males are generally in the 5-6 cm, weighing 6-8 grams began to sexual maturity, when 8 cm The male fish usually begin to mature sexually at 5~6 cm, weighing 6~8 grams, and when 8 cm or more, about 99% of the individuals reach sexual maturity), consuming a large amount of nutrients for gonadal development, which seriously affects its growth.

Under natural conditions, female crucian carp in Liangzi Lake, Hubei Province, China, averaged 45 grams at age 1, 96 grams at age 2, 185 grams at age 3, 327 grams at age 4, 582 grams at age 5, 681 grams at age 6, and 803 grams at age 7. In China's Yangtze River Basin in captivity in the year of crucian carp growth only and 100 grams or so, the 2-year-old crucian carp is only 200 ~ 800 grams or so.

Because of the slow growth of crucian carp, it has not really been used as an object of artificial culture for a long time. In China, the largest recorded weight of crucian carp is 1.25 kilograms, but after the introduction of crucian carp by Australia, the largest weight is more than 5 kilograms.