What nutrition does clam have?

Nutritional value of Meretrix meretrix: delicious meat, rich nutrition, high protein content and reasonable amino acid composition and proportion; Low fat content and high unsaturated fatty acid content are easy to be digested and absorbed by human body.

There are also various vitamins and medicinal ingredients. It contains calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc and other essential trace elements, which can be used as human nutrition and green food, and is favored by consumers.

Meretrix meretrix, also known as Meretrix meretrix or Ruditapes philippinarum, is a common shellfish with a shell length of 2.5-5.7 cm. Meretrix meretrix is widely distributed in the North and South China Seas of China. It has the advantages of fast growth, short culture period, strong adaptability (wide temperature, wide salt and wide distribution) and long survival time out of water. It is an excellent shellfish suitable for artificial high-density culture. Clams are called "the freshest in the world".

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Selection method of Meretrix meretrix:

1, choose a clam with its mouth open for air. When buying flower clams, you should choose to open your mouth and breathe. This kind of live clam tastes more delicious, and try to stretch the whole body to spit sand more evenly.

2. Don't choose to open the shell. Some clams have opened their shells, which means they are dead. Such clams have a foul smell after frying, which affects the taste. So pay special attention when choosing.

The clams in the supermarket are better than those in the vendors. The supermarket mainly uses salt water and supplies oxygen continuously, so it is handled well. Clams on vendors take a long time and die a lot.

4. Choose a larger clam. Giant mussels have more meat and taste more delicious. So try to choose a bigger one.

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