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LING
GENYPTERUS BLACODES

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

•	Densely textured and very white firm fish.
•	Moist and succulent ideal poaching fish, and a favourite smoked.
•	Mainly caught around Southern North Island and South Island all year round.
•	Method of catching mainly longline with some bottom trawl in depths of 200-700 metres.
•	Pinky skin and eel like features make Ling easy to identify.
•	Very popular species in Hong Kong, Korea and Asian markets.

PACKAGING/PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

•	Chilled Fillets
	Skinless/boneless Run of Catch.
	16kgs (35.27 lbs) per Polybox
	5kgs (11.03 lbs) per Tray pack
•	Frozen Fillets
	Skinless/boneless
	Shatter pack 10kgs (22.05 lbs) per carton
•	Graded
	600g - 1kg
	1kg-2kg
	2kg-3kg
	3kg+

STORAGE, HANDLING & DEFROST RECOMMENDATIONS

•	Chilled
	Keep well chilled 0C (32F). Product received should be in Head and Gutted state then fillets removed to retain quality and shelf life.
•	Frozen
	Best scored at -18C (0F) in supplied strapped cartons to avoid freezer burn/dehydration. Recommend cooking from frozen/semi-frozen or thawed.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

•	(Per 100 gm raw fillets - approximate)
	Protein	19.7 g
	Energy	93 kcal (390 kJ)
	Sodium	102 mg
	Fat	0.8 g
	Cholesterol	46 mg

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