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Prefried 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).

We sell it in the form of a ring used in a doughnut paste.
Enjoy it as snack, an appetizer or fried.

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

Technical characteristics

Illex argentinus

From 30/70%
to 40/60%

Spain

February to June

Product information

  • Species : Illex argentinus
  • Size : from 30/70% to 40/60%
  • Net weight : 10 Kg
  • Origin : Spain
  • Seasonality : caught from February to June in zone F.A.O. 41
  • Ingredients : squid, water, salt, E301, E302, E331
  • Presentation : squid 35%, wheat and maize flour, water, sunflower oil, salt, flavourings (garlic and lemon), raising agent (E450, E500), thickener (E412), colouring (E101)
  • Process : fishing, sorting, cleaning, heading, gutting, freezing, transport, thawing, feather and fin removal, peeling, cutting, blanching, breading, frying, cooling, deep-freezing, 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
  • Fecal Coli. : 10 ge/g
  • Coagulase + Staph : 100 ge/g
  • S.R.A. : 10 ge /g
  • Salmonella : absent in 25 g
  • Listeria mono. : absent in 25 g