With about 0.2 billion years of living history, Sturgeon is the biggest, longest-lived, oldest fish specie living in the world. It has been called “the Living Fossil in water”. Why people call the sturgeon “Sturgeon Arowana”? Because the sturgeon has a jutted forward mouth and ridgy spine which can sketch out the figure of dragon on our mind. According to the history book Lushi Chunqiu, sturgeon has already been recorded and selected as the sacrifice for gods by emperors from West Zhou Dynasty. When it came to Qing Dynasty, it was preferably adored by empress dowager Cixi. In modern world, sturgeon has been cherished and recognized as a top class food material because of its chewy flavour and rich nutrition.
Fresh, tender, crisp, creamy,
old royal food, good for health
One of the best part of sturgen,
from at least 7 years old sturgeon
Fresh and creamy, taste very similaras
shark fin but more nutrition than that
Tender and fine taste, rich in aroma,
with delicious flavour well kept
Scorched outer part with tender inside,
juicy fish meat with lovely aroma
Sturgeon utilization is extremely high, almost the whole sturgeon can be used
Among all of the fish species, sturgeon has the richest nutrition contents. It is a kind of food material high in protein, but low in fat. It has 8 kinds of amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids, and 12 kinds of vitamins required by human body. Sturgeon cartilage contains around 30% of chondroitin sulfate which helps to enhance human body’s immunity. Sturgeon liver is richly in squalene which can enhance physical strength and improves resistance for fatigue. Those unsaturated fatty acids and folic acids contained in sturgeon oil are superior than any other fish species. They are very helpful for brain development, softening heart and brain blood vessels, preventing alzheimer's disease, and effectively in curing scald or burn. Sturgeon meat contains highly in proteins, rich in amino acids. Sturgeon caviar contains very highly in enhanced excitation factors. It is one of the top three world cates. Sturgeon cartilage and sturgeon marrow contains anti-cancer factors, also being cherished as the most valuable food materials. Sturgeon bone is very delicious, soft and rich in clear proteins, so it has a good chewing taste. Almost all the parts of sturgeon can be useful, among them the beeptoe, stomach and marrow are chosen as food materials for the state banquet.
SGS Nutrient Content Report
SGS Special Nutrient Content Report
