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Blanched Atlantic squid ring

The squid Illex argentinus is a cephalopod commonly known as the Argentine red squid.

Eight suction cup tentacles are connected to their head. Its colors are brownish to purple.
It is caught from February to June in zone F.A.O. 41 (South-West Atlantic), using trawls or jigging (multi-hook lines).

The absence of any chemical treatment allows its taste qualities to be fully expressed.
We sell it as bleached ring.
Enjoy it in ready-made dishes, in seafood cocktails or in paella.

For further information, please visit : www.fao.org

Technical characteristics

Illex argentinus

100/150 (pcs/Kg)

Spain

February to June

Product information

  • Species : Illex argentinus
  • Size : 100/150 (from S/SS tubes) (pcs/Kg)
  • Net weight : 8.1 Kg
  • Origin : Spain
  • Seasonality : caught from February to June in zone F.A.O. 41
  • Ingredients : squid, no additives
  • Presentation : cooked deveined and defatted crayfish, IQF frozen
  • Process : fishing, sorting, cleaning, heading, gutting, freezing, transport, defrosting, shelling, removal of feathers and fins, peeling, sawing, blanching, grading, deep-freezing, 10% uncompensated glazing, packaging, metal detector, storage

        Storage conditions :
        Maximum storage temperature: – 18° C
        Best before date: 24 months after freezing date

Specifications

GMOs : none
Irradiation : none
Allergens : molluscs

Microbiological criteria :

  • T.V.C. : 100 000 ge/g
  • E. Coli : 1 ge/g
  • Coagulase + Staph : 100 ge/g
  • S.R.A. : 10 ge /g
  • Salmonella : absent in 25 g
  • Listeria mono. : absent in 25 g