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Greenshell
Mussel
PERNA
CANALICULUS
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
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Cream
or orange flesh (male & female). |
| • |
Farmed
in remote bays and inlets throughout New Zealand. |
| • |
Growing
areas are carefully monitored to ensure no product containing
shellfish toxins is harvested, as well as to ensure compliance
with international water quality standards by the New Zealand
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Health. |
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Mussels
are harvested and trucked to the processing plant without delay
where they are graded and packed live or converted to a V2 shell
frozen product which is lightly steamed and snap frozen to maintain
flavour and texture. |
PACKAGING/PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
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Live |
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Graded
to shell size, packed in wetlock carton.
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| Grade
Name |
Size
of Shell |
| Small
|
65
- 80 mm |
| Medium
|
80
- 95 mm |
| Large
|
95
- 110 mm |
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Half
Shell Frozen |
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Graded
by shell size, packed as 12 x 1kg or 12 x 2lb inner boxes
per outer carton |
| Grade
Name |
Size
of Shell |
| Small
|
40
- 60 |
| Medium
|
30
- 40 |
| Large
|
26
- 30 |
STORAGE,
HANDLING & DEFROST RECOMMENDATIONS
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Live |
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Keep
well chilled 4C and 7C (39F to 45F) |
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Frozen
Products |
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Best stored at -18C (0F). Thaw at 0C - 4C ((32F - 39F) prior
to serving. |
NUTRITIONAL
INFORMATION
•
(Per 100 gm raw fillets - approximate)
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%DailyValue*
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| Total
calories |
100Kcal
|
|
| Calories
from fat |
25kcal
|
|
| Total
fat |
2.5g
|
4%
|
| Saturated
fat |
1g
|
5%
|
| Cholesterol |
25mg
|
8%
|
| Sodium |
480mg
|
20%
|
| Total
Carbohydrate |
4mg
|
1%
|
| Dietry
fibre |
0
|
0
|
| Sugars |
0
|
0
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| Protein |
16g
|
30%
|
| Vitamin
A |
0.04
|
6%
|
| Vitamin
C |
3.74mg
|
8%
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| Calcium |
47.6mg
|
15%
|
| Iron |
5.95mg
|
50%
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*Based
on a 2000 Calorie diet.
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