What is abalone? 7 health benefits of abalone?

Abalone has long been considered a dish for the elite, but today it is increasingly popular because of the benefits it brings. So what are those benefits? Tnhelearning.edu.vn will reveal all through the article below.

What is abalone?

It is a mollusk, with a hard shell , in the family Haliotidae and the genus Haliotis. They have a flexible structure, small legs and often cling to the rock surface. In Vietnam, abalone is found mainly in the waters of the central provinces.

Abalone is a mollusk with a hard shell

Abalone is a common ingredient used to prepare delicious and nutritious dishes. You can process dishes such as abalone soup, abalone porridge, … In medicine, sleeping shavings are often used to prepare medicines related to the liver and eyes.

7 health benefits of abalone

Preventing cancer

According to hellobacsi medical consultation, doctor Nguyen Thuong Hanh – Bac Ninh Provincial General Hospital, researchers have shown that abalone’s organs can inhibit tumor growth. This extract also helps destroy cancer-carrying cells.

Reduce the risk of heart disease

Abalone contains omega-3 fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These fatty acids reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Abalone contains fatty acids that reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease

Improve immune system

The omega-3 fatty acids in abalone also help strengthen the immune system. Researchers say omega-3 fatty acids have the ability to promote white blood cells, which are cells that strengthen the body’s immunity.

The omega-3 fatty acids in abalone help strengthen the immune system

In addition, abalone also contains vitamins A, C, B, E, K and minerals. This is a great source of nutrients for the body to develop comprehensively

Thyroid regulation

According to hellobacsi page, abalone has the ability to increase hormones that help stimulate the functioning of the thyroid gland . Abalone also contains the mineral iodine, which is necessary for thyroid regulation. Not only that, this seafood also has the ability and improves the metabolism in the body.

Abalone helps to stimulate thyroid function

Improve liver health

Abalone also has the effect of supporting and promoting the detoxification process of the liver. As a result, liver damage and diseases can be prevented.

Maintain bone health

Bones and joints affect a person’s ability to move and move. This seafood is rich in natural glycosaminoglycans. This is an essential nutrient for the health of bones, joints and connective tissues, it helps reduce pain and arthritis.

Abalone helps maintain bone health

In addition, in abalone also contains a lot of phosphorus and calcium are beneficial for bone health. These two nutrients work together to keep bones healthy.

Maintain weight

Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory are two properties present in abalone. This property helps the body balance metabolism, preventing fat accumulation that causes obesity . Abalone is recommended by nutritionists for daily meals.

Types of abalone and current selling price

Types of abalone on the market today

Currently, on the market there are 3 popular types of abalone including fresh abalone, canned abalone and dried abalone. Depending on the quality and origin of each type, the price of abalone will vary. Types of abalone and current selling prices are as follows:

• Fresh abalone: Depending on the quality and origin, fresh abalone has different prices. Fresh abalone size 25 to 30 fish/kg is priced at about 650,000 VND/kg ; Fresh abalone size 10 to 15 pieces/kg is priced at about 1,800,000 VND/kg.
• Canned abalone usually costs about 1.4 million VND/can.
• Dried abalone costs about 600,000 VND / 100 grams.

How to choose and store

Choose abalone that is alive, the flesh is firm and should contract when you touch it

Choose abalone that is alive, firm meat and abalone that should contract when you touch it. To store when not in use, the rest you put in a bag or sealed box and put in the freezer compartment. If stored in this way, abalone can stay fresh for about 3 months.

What do abalone make delicious?

How to prepare abalone

For raw abalone: After buying fresh abalone, wash it under cold water, scrub the surfaces with a brush, especially the 2 edges. If it is frozen abalone, it should be completely defrosted at room temperature to soften the abalone. Peel off the shell of the abalone, cut off the black underside of it . Rinse the abalone meat under cold water or rub the whole abalone with salt several times until the black mucus is removed.

For canned abalone: The canned abalone has been preliminarily cleaned and cooked, so when you buy it, just open the lid to heat it up and use it immediately . Can be used to make stews, stews, stir-fried shiitake mushrooms, cook soup very conveniently.

For dried abalone: Dried abalone is processed from fresh abalone, washed, peeled, then dried many times in the sun to dry, then harvested and packed in plastic bags that are vacuumed. Before using, processing just need to soak dried abalone with water to expand the meat.

Stir-fried, grilled abalone dishes

Abalone is an extremely nutritious ingredient that you can easily process into many extremely attractive dishes such as fried abalone with shiitake mushrooms and oyster sauce.

You just need to combine abalone with some shiitake mushrooms and then add a little oyster sauce and stir-fry to have a delicious and colorful dish. With the sweet taste of abalone and delicious crunchy vegetables and the characteristic sweetness of mushrooms.

Stir-fried abalone with shiitake mushrooms with oyster sauce

If you like grilled food, you can choose grilled abalone with onion fat, with the part of abalone that has just been cooked, mixed with the gentle aroma of fried green onions when eating, you will feel the natural sweetness and sweetness. Crispy crispy abalone meat is very attractive.

Grilled abalone with onion fat

Abalone porridge dishes

Abalone porridge is a dish that is both delicious and nutritious, very suitable for you to nourish the whole family. You just need to combine abalone with a few other familiar ingredients such as eggs, shiitake mushrooms, seaweed, … and you have a delicious and nutritious dish right away.

Abalone porridge

To make the dish more delicious and not fishy, you need to prepare abalone carefully, especially to remove all their mucous membranes , and at the same time, using lemongrass and ginger when preliminary processing will limit the fishy smell when porridge.

Abalone soups

Abalone soup is a healthy dish and very easy to make, you just need to combine abalone with other nutritious ingredients such as chicken, vegetables, tubers, shiitake mushrooms, bird’s nest… shiitake mushroom soup, nutritious bird’s nest soup helps supplement high levels of vitamins and minerals, especially good for the elderly, babies and pregnant women.

Abalone soup

Abalone soups

Abalone is a precious food with many nutrients good for health. There are many ways to prepare delicious soup from this food such as: Chicken scallop abalone soup, abalone fish fin soup,. .. or combined with other types of seafood and nutritious ingredients, all of which have new flavors and high nutritional value, good for the body.

Abalone soup

Hopefully through the above article you have understood the effects of abalone for health. When choosing to buy abalone, don’t forget to choose reputable stores to get fresh abalone for your family!

Source: hellobacsi

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