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Pacific
Oysters
CRASSOSTREA
GIGAS
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
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Off
white flesh, sweet flavour, suitable for eating natural or cooked. |
| • |
Farmed in most harbours and estuaries of the East Coast of the
North Island from North Cape to the Bay of Plenty. |
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Harvested
from April till December each year.
|
| • |
Growing
areas carefully monitored for PSP, NSP, ASP, and DSP as well
as for water quality by the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries and the Department of Health. |
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Oysters
are harvested and trucked to the processing plant without delay
where they are graded and packed live or converted to a 1/2
shell product which is exported, chilled, or cryogenically frozen
to maintain flavour and texture. |
PACKAGING/PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
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Graded
to shell size, packed in standard size polybox. |
| Grade
Name |
#
Dozen per Polybox
|
|
Live
|
Half
Shell
|
| Standard |
20
|
25
|
| Premium |
16
|
20
|
| Large |
12
|
16
|
| Jumbo |
9
|
12
|
STORAGE,
HANDLING & DEFROST RECOMMENDATIONS
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Live
|
| |
Store
at between 0C and 2C (32F-36F). |
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Fresh |
| |
1/2
shell - keep well chilled at 0C (32F) |
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Frozen |
| |
Store
at below -18C (0F). Thaw at 0C - 4C (32F-39F) prior to serving. |
NUTRITIONAL
INFORMATION
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(Per
100 gm Oyster meat - approximate) |
|
|
%DailyValue*
|
| Total
calories |
90Kcal
|
|
| Calories
from fat |
29kcal
|
|
| Total
fat |
3.2g
|
5%
|
| Saturated
fat |
1.2g
|
6%
|
| Cholesterol |
35mg
|
12%
|
| Sodium |
598mg
|
25%
|
| Total
Carbohydrate |
1.3g
|
0.4%
|
| Dietry
fibre |
0
|
0
|
| Sugars |
Trace
|
0
|
| Protein |
13.1g
|
26%
|
| Vitamin
A |
79IU
|
¨1.6%
|
| Vitamin
C |
12mg
|
20%
|
| Calcium |
72mg
|
7%
|
| Iron |
5mg
|
28%
|
*Based
on a 2000 Calorie diet
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