A Bright Red
Fish In High Demand
What is CO
Tuna
Popularly Tuna
is eaten raw as Sashmi. An indication of the
freshness of the fish is its bright red color.
This bright red color is caused by oxygenated
muscle pigments.
When the fish
is alive, myoglobin which is the muscle pigment
carries oxygen to the working muscles. This
gives it a bright red pigmentation. But when
a fish is stored for sometime, and is exposed to oxygen,
the red color changes to shades of brown.
Lately, carbon
monoxide, has been used to treat Tuna meat to
retain red color for a longer time or to change
the brown color to red. Tuna cuts which are
fresh, chilled or thawed, if treated with CO
obtains a bright red color.
There are apparently
no health impairment if you eat CO treated Tuna.
CO treatment makes the Tuna look fresh. Stale
Tuna will change in texture and odour apart from
changes in color and hence it’s been treated
with CO and is termed as CO Tuna.
CO Treated
Tuna makes the fish look fresh
The seafood trade
all over the world has kept growing steadily
over the last decade. Therefore Tuna which was
a seasonal delicacy is now available all the
year round. What is important is that when
Tuna
reaches the consumers it should look fresh.
We spray tuna with CO, whether
it is fresh or conventionally frozen and thawed.
This prevents the Tuna from turning into an
unappetizing brown.
Southeast Asia
is a major processor and exporter of treated
Tuna meat. The Food and Drug Administration
claims that the treatment process is not harmful,
as long as it is not used to mask spoiled fish.
We at Siam Canadian sell high quality, flash
frozen fish, CO treated to our importers. People
love the bright red color of Tuna.
Siam Canadian's
high quality CO Tuna
The freshness
of Tuna is not only determined by its color.
Apart from color the other factors are fat
content, species and cut that determines
the freshness of Tuna. Fresh, Bluefin Tuna
which is of a very high quality is a pale,
pink because of the fine web of white fat
that is formed inside the red flesh. Siam
Canadian procures high quality frozen product
which can be safely transported, thawed
when needed and also retain its fresh look.
CO treated tuna is alright if the meat is
of good quality and the treatment is controlled.
Siam Canadian
has a highly dedicated quality control team
which effectively checks meat quality. Our sourcing
experts procure CO Tuna meat from the best sources,
and we also buy in volumes. Our quality and
price therefore are unmatchable.
We have a steadily
growing business since 1987, and we have reached
the status of a market leader today. We can
comfortably say that we are one of the primary
exporters of CO Tuna, Saku and Steak to importers all over
the world. We have a long list of satisfied
customers who buy from us in bulk. We therefore
look forward to more people who can do business
with us. We can offer you the best in the industry.
Siam Canadian is one of the industry leaders in sourcing and delivering of the highest quality frozen seafood products like the CO Tuna, Saku and Steak to major buyers worldwide.
For price
quotes and any further information about CO
tuna, feel free
to call us today at:
Siam
Canadian Foods Co., Ltd.
9th Floor, Suite 283/44, Home Place Office Building.
283 Thonglor 13, Sukhumvit 55
Kongton Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110,
THAILAND
Call us at +66-2-185-3311
Fax: +66-2-185-3317
Email us at info@siamcanadian.com
