We often see sea urchins that can be eaten directly, especially for people who prefer to eat seafood, fresh sea urchins are the most delicious, so what season is the most fat sea urchins? What is the nutritional value of sea urchins?
What is the appearance of sea urchin cutting? The yellow part is called sea urchin seed, which is the gonad of sea urchin. In the breeding season, sea urchin seed is the most fat and best to eat, and the only part of sea urchin that can eat. The black part is the gut digestive system, which is inedible.
Sea urchin feeds on its gonad, which is also called sea urchin egg, sea urchin seed, sea urchin yellow and sea urchin cream. It is orange yellow and delicious, accounting for 8% - 15% of the total weight of sea urchin. Its gonads contain more than 30% of the total fatty acids, which can prevent cardiovascular disease. Sea urchin is not only a delicious seafood, but also a valuable traditional Chinese medicine. The main nutritional components of sea urchin eggs are lecithin, protein, riboflavin, thiamine, fatty acid, etc.
What's the fattest season for sea urchins
June and August are the fattest seasons for sea urchins. Sea urchins, living on the shallow sea floor, like to stay on rocks or sandstones. If the environment is suitable, their life span can reach 200 years. The sea urchins in Dalian are mainly purple sea urchin (commonly known as prick pot), horse dung sea urchin and yellow sea urchin (also known as sea hedgehog). However, because of the yellow color of yellow sea urchin, it also likes to drop thorns, and it seldom goes to the table if it doesn't sell well, so the main food in the restaurant is purple sea urchin and horse dung sea urchin.
Nutritive value of sea urchin
1. Sea urchin feeds on its gonad, which is also called sea urchin egg, sea urchin seed, sea urchin yellow and sea urchin cream. It is orange yellow and delicious, accounting for 8% - 15% of the total weight of sea urchin. Its gonads contain more than 30% of the total fatty acids, which can prevent cardiovascular disease.
2. Sea urchin is not only a delicious seafood, but also a valuable traditional Chinese medicine. The main nutritional components of sea urchin eggs are lecithin, protein, riboflavin, thiamine, fatty acid, etc. The fatty acids contained in sea urchin eggs have a good effect on the prevention of some cardiovascular diseases.
3. According to traditional Chinese medicine, sea urchin eggs are salty in taste and smooth in nature, which have the effects of softening, firming, resolving phlegm and eliminating swelling.
4. Sea urchins are easily metamorphosed after death. At the same time, sea urchin shells can also be made into handicrafts. Some manufacturers also develop sea urchin food, and make sea urchin into ice fresh sea urchin, alcohol sea urchin and sea urchin sauce. In addition, bonellinin, an extract of sea urchin, can inhibit the growth of cancer cells.