How much is the price of cod? Six differences between fish and oil!

Cod, also known as mackerel, big-headed fish and wide-mouthed fish, is a very popular fish in the market. It is very popular because of its tender meat, less thorn and succulent meat and high nutritional value. How much is the cod price per jin? What's the difference between oil fish and oil fish?

First, cod introduction:

1. What are the producing areas of cod?

There are many producing areas of cod, which are distributed both at home and abroad, including from Japan, Canada, Russia, Norway, etc., and the cold waters of the North Atlantic from northern Europe to Canada and the eastern United States are the origin; domestic from the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea and northern East China Sea.

2. What are the species of cod?

Silver cod, haddock, Atlantic cod.

How much is the price of cod per jin?

The market price of cod is small and expensive, about 60,100 yuan per jin, but the price will be different due to the origin, market, variety and sale time. For example, the market price of black cod produced in Alaska is very expensive, about 130 yuan per jin. In Zonghuanzhou Aquatic products Chengdu Co., Ltd., the market price of silver cod is about 70 yuan per catty. If you buy frozen cod in the supermarket, the market price is about 5 to 9 yuan per jin, but if you buy frozen silver cod, the price will be very expensive, about 85 to 100 yuan per jin, and the most expensive one can reach about 200 yuan per jin. So the specific price still needs to go to the local market to check.

What's the difference between cod and oilfish?

First, the families and genera are different: cod is a cod suborder cod fish; oil fish is a spring fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Second, the appearance is different: the cod is long and flat on the side, the whole is cylindrical, the skin is white or gray, the back is dark blue-gray or green-gray, the abdomen is light or gray, the fish scales on the body are very small, and there are silver dots on the body; the oil fish is slightly longer, the front is round, the rear is flat, the upper part is black or bluish black, and the abdomen is grayish white with a large black spot between the Gill hole and the pectoral fin. The scales on the body are very small, but businesses usually scrape them off.

Third, the feel is different: the cod feels smooth and has a mucus film on the surface; the oily fish feels relatively rough, after all, it is scaled.

Fourth, the distribution range is different: cod are mostly distributed in the cold waters of the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the northern East China Sea, Canada and the eastern United States, while oil fish are mostly distributed in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the middle and upper reaches of the Xijiang River and the Minjiang River.

Difference 5, the price is different: oil fish is an endangered species, and the origin is not in China, so the market price is relatively expensive; oil fish market price is generally about 30 yuan per jin.

Difference 6, applicable to different people: cod spines, tender meat, rich nutritional value, very easy to be absorbed and digested by the human body, very suitable for baby consumption; oil fish containing wax ester, although non-toxic but not easy to be absorbed and digested by the human body, some people will have diarrhea, gastrointestinal spasm and other adverse reactions, so it is not suitable for gastrointestinal discomfort and children to eat.

Generally speaking, the market price of cod varies from high to low, depending on which one you buy and where to buy it, so try to check the local market when buying. In addition, although cod and oil fish have less spines, there are some differences between them in family and genus, origin, appearance and so on, so we should pay attention to the selection and purchase, if they will not distinguish and follow the above method.