HOW TO CRASH THE LIVER CORRECTLY

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There are many legends about the benefits of this or that product, some are confirmed. Thus, the weight of newborns in Iceland is higher than in other countries. Four and a half kilos of weight is also normal. Scientists have found that the heroes ...

There are many legends about the benefits of this or that product, some are confirmed. Thus, the weight of newborns in Iceland is higher than in other countries. Four and a half kilos of weight is also normal. Scientists have found that the Icelandic heroes are not born by chance - it's all about the cod liver.

Cod liver is a product not only tasty, but also very healthy. Icelandic doctors have found that women who consume cod liver during pregnancy have children who are less susceptible to various diseases. Russian doctors treated anemia with granular and pressed sturgeon caviar, and the heart with cod caviar and liver, which is rich in vitamins A and D, which is also very useful for an adult body. The content of vitamin D is so high that only the "enemy of all children" fish oil can compete with this product. And the calorie content of cod is almost three times higher than that of sturgeon, which we value so much.

Novaya Gazeta, together with Rostest-Moscow, conducted an examination of cod liver from three canning factories. Producers located directly on the coast were chosen so that the raw materials they used were not frozen, which is important for quality and taste.

Two of the tested samples performed well. The liver was tender, with a pleasant color on the break. The filling from the oil is not hardened, transparent, without suspensions of protein particles and signs of rancidity (the latter is necessary to preserve vitamin A). The absence of pathogenic microorganisms finally convinced us of the excellent quality of the product.

But the products of the Vladivostok fish factory let us down. The color of the liver was not characteristic of cod fish, and the compacted consistency testified to the same. Perhaps the production technologists allowed regrading or allowed for processing what was at hand, deceiving the buyer a little.

Leaders

Natural cod liver. SEC RK "Sprouts of communism"

Delicate taste corresponding to the liver of cod fish, pleasant smell, clear and clear oil - an excellent example of the product.

Natural cod liver. OJSC "Murmansk Trawl Fleet"

Good packaging, the so-called Eurobank. Convenient packaging for the consumer - 170 grams. The content is very consistent with the appearance.

Outsider

Natural cod liver. OJSC "Vladivostok Fish Processing Plant"

Recognized as non-compliant with GOST as cod liver. Judging by the consistency of the liver, its color, the state of the released fat, the jar contained the liver of notothenia fish. And no traces of the claimed spices (pepper and bay leaf) were found.

aftertaste

Nadezhda Ushakova, an expert from Rostest-Moscow, told us about how to choose high-quality canned food in the store, in particular cod liver, and not make fatal mistakes.

First of all, you need to make sure that there is no main "disease" of canned food - bombage (swelling of lids and bottoms). The bombing can be biological (due to gas formation due to the vital activity of microorganisms with insufficient sterilization) and chemical (due to the interaction of product acids with metal in non-lacquered cans).

Then you should carefully study the information on the package. It is advisable to purchase products from enterprises located on the coast. Then the likelihood that frozen raw materials will be used in the production of cod liver decreases. Although in recent years, conscientious manufacturers have brought this information to the attention of buyers. The quality of the product will not suffer from the use of frozen raw materials, it will not be life-threatening, but the taste of the liver will change a little - it will be slightly bitter. The color of the oil will also change: it will become dark golden, and this does not always please our aesthetic senses.

The liver should fill the space of the jar by approximately 85%, the remaining 13 - 15% fall on the fill - a clear golden oil. If it says on the jar that spices have been added, you should be able to smell them.

It should be noted that the majority of manufacturers in the group of canned fish remain unknown to ordinary consumers. And this is due to the “non-branding” of this market segment. The manufacturer directly depends on the raw material (fish). For example, the quality of the catch in June may differ significantly from the quality of the fish caught in December. Therefore, the buyer, purchasing goods of already familiar, proven brands, may be deceived in their expectations. The best way out in such a situation would be to go to the store with an opener. There is no other way to buy a 100% quality product.