Round cod and flat cod are not cod! A nutritionist revealed that one type of fish has been eaten too much, beware of oily farts and oily stools

Are you eating real cod? The round cod and flat cod on the market are actually not real cod. There is also an oily fish similar to cod. Eating too much may cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, and even oily farts and oily stools.

Nutritionist Gao Minmin pointed out that the real cod should be the species of Codidae, Codidae, and there are only three species of cod in the market: Atlantic cod, Pacific cod and Greenland cod. It is almost impossible to buy; the commonly known cod is actually round cod and flat cod, which are not biologically cod.

The flat cod belongs to flounder, the price is relatively cheap, it is usually sold with an oblique knife, and the color of the skin on both sides will be different, one side is darker, the other side is lighter, and the meat is soft and loose.

The round cod is more expensive than the flat cod, which is the Chilean sea bass in the waters around the Antarctic. Many restaurants also use round cod for cooking, but it is not the real cod species.

The commonly known cod on the market is actually mostly round cod. The color of the round cod is snow-white, the scales are small, the body size is large, the skin is thick, and the meat is tight and smooth.

The color of the oily fish is yellowish-white, with large scales, small body size, thin skin and loose flesh. Oily fish contains an ingredient called "wax ester", which cannot be absorbed by the human body if eaten too much. It may cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, etc., as well as symptoms such as oily fart and oily stool. Currently, some countries have banned it. Selling oil fish; but no domestic ban.

Gao Minmin reminds that, according to the current regulations, as long as it is not a species of codfish, both the "common name" and the "real name" must be marked at the same time. Check the food ingredient label to see if it's real cod.

❶ Judging from the fish skin, the skin of the round cod is black mesh, and the surface texture will not have obvious protrusions; the skin of the oil fish is gray with white raised lines. ❷The price of round cod is relatively high, while oil fish is relatively cheap. ❸The color of the fish of the round cod is transparent and white, and the color of the oily fish is yellowish white.

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