Different type of COD

Common cod on the market is cod and cod .

1. Codfish

​​Codfish refers to codfish of the order Codidae, Codidae, and Cod genus. There are three main types:

​​Atlantic cod

​​Greenland cod

​​Pacific cod

Atlantic cod is mainly produced in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. The cold waters are the largest cod in the world, and the most common cod on the market.

Greenland cod , ​​ is only found in the waters around Greenland. The output is very scarce, and the annual catch is only two to three hundred tons, which can be said to be negligible.

Pacific cod is also known as big head fish and big head fish. Its appearance, taste and nutrition are not much different from Atlantic cod, but its size is much smaller and its market share is very small. It is almost invisible in China.

2. Silver cod

​​In the Chinese population, silver cod generally refers to two types: Antarctic dogtooth (French cod) and Squid (black cod) .

High-quality French cod---small scale houndstooth Antarctic fish

​​English name: Patagonian toothfish, Chilean seabass

​​Latin name: Dissostichus eleginoides

​​Chinese name: French cod (market name), Antarctic cod, Chilean sea bass, Pakistan Tagonia Houndfish

​​Small scale Houndstooth Antarctic fish

​​This fish is not grown off the coast of France. The reason why it is called French cod is because there are two islands in the southern Indian Ocean that belong to the southern part of France. The fishing rights around the two islands , It can only be French fishing boats, and there are 6 fishing boats registered. The processing and packaging work of ​​was completed on another French "Reunion Island" in the southeast corner of Africa.

Z5z ​​has a close relative, scalehead Antarctic dogtooth , commonly known as Chilean sea bass in Chinese, and most of it is imported from Chile.

Wikipedia-certified silver cod---naked fish

​​English name: Sable fish (American market name) / Black cod (common name in Alaska)

​​Latin name: Anoplopoma fimbria

​​Chinese name: Black cod (Immigration Inspection and Quarantine Department (Required access name), cod (common in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore)

​​black cod (black cod)

​​black cod is smaller than French cod, with a body length of up to 120 cm, and the general commercial fishing specification is 7-10 kg . Mainly distributed in the North Pacific, inhabiting depth of 150-1500 meters. As the most expensive demersal fish commercially caught in North America, black cod has an amazing texture and taste.

​​Because black cod lives in the deep sea and the sea temperature is very low, this fish has a high oil content, the fish is soft and tender, and has a light milky fragrance. Many gourmets even call it the "cream" in fish.

3. Oil fish

​​Oil fish is the general name of Acanthopanax mackerel and Heterodus mackerel, commonly known as spring water fish. Other names include "round snow (cod) fish", "imitation snow (cod) fish" and "white jade fish" , "Butterfish", etc.

​​oil fish is a deep-sea fish. The weight of oil fish contains more than 40% wax esters. The human body cannot decompose and absorb wax esters. Diarrhea may occur after the intestine is stimulated. For the sake of high profits, some illegal merchants in ​​used cheap oil fish to impersonate expensive cod and salmon.

​​oil fish (acanthopanax mackerel, heteroscale snake mackerel)

4. Which cod fish are suitable for babies to eat?

​​real cod and cod are both high-quality deep-sea fish recommended by the FDA for babies to eat.

​​Real cod is recommended to be eaten 2 to 3 times a week , and cod is recommended to be eaten once a week. Note: The silver cod here refers to the Antarctic Houndfish.

​​These two kinds of cod contain high-quality protein and DHA, which are good for baby's growth and development, and the content of methylmercury is relatively low.

What are the nutrition of cod?

​​real cod is rich in high-quality protein and DHA, is high-protein and low-fat , and the methylmercury content is very low and almost negligible (the average methylmercury content is 0.111%). It is a very safe edible fish among deep-sea fish. How much do you eat?

​​The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) recommends to consume 2 to 3 times a week, and for children under 2 years of age consume about 30g each time. Children over 2 years old can gradually increase the number of grams they eat as they age.

​​cod, salmon, and cod, why does the child eat cod taste salty?

​​Cod is a deep-sea fish and contains a very small amount of sodium. Kiddyfresh's fresh real cod has about 76mg of sodium per 100g of fish.

5. How old can a baby eat real cod?

​​6-month-old children are in the swallowing period , and the complementary food is liquid, semi-liquid, and thin soft mud. You can make homemade cod floss and sprinkle a small amount in the child's food supplement to season.

​​Children from 7 to 8 months are in the chewing period , and the complementary food transitions from paste to mud. They can eat cod mud, cod porridge and cod floss.

​​9~10 months of children are in the chewing period , the complementary food should be small granular, to exercise the baby's chewing ability, you can eat potato and mushroom porridge.

​​11-month-old children are in the chewing period , and the complementary food should transition from small particles to large ones, and they can eat spinach and cod rolls.

​​Children over 12 months old can eat steamed cod and pan-fried cod. A small amount of salt and baby soy sauce can be added to the complementary food, but it still needs to be lighter.

 

Extracted article from https://daydaynews.cc/en/baby/686606.html