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The Mussels are farm raised in New Zealand's clear blue water.
ZiwiPeak pet food Mussels are passed fit for human consumption and are harvested and collected daily.
The health benefits are many for Cats and Dogs.
The Omega 3 profile is excellent and the Glucosamine and Chrondroitin sulphate present is know and may assist with joint function.
Mussel farming is an all year round sustainable source.
New Zealand's clean green image has been enhanced by the Mussel farming practises and has been voted the worlds most eco-friendly seafood by the Blue Ocean Institute of New York.
New Zealand has developed the world's most respected water testing criteria to ensure every Mussel harvested is from pristine water.
This is another profile on ingredients we put into ZiwiPeak's pet food Cuisine food for Cats and Dogs.
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Description
The shell is a deep green coloring, often blended with yellow, red, or brown streaks. Inside the shell is iridescent. The mature male shellfish have a creamy-white color, the female apricot to orange colour. GreenshellTM mussels are found only in New Zealand and are one of the world's most successful farmed mussels. New Zealand GreenshellTM mussels are grown on ropes suspended from buoyed long lines. They are harvested after growing for 12 to 18 months.
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ZiwiPeak Benefits
- A safe shellfish, certified as exceeding all US health standards
- Harvested from waters certified and constantly tested, as free of harmful naturally occurring biotoxins
- Industry wide quality standards differentiated by a certified trademark
Where is it Grown
New Zealand Greenshellâ„¢ mussels are farmed by artisan fishermen in the pristine waters of the South Pacific. Main growing areas in New Zealand are the Marlborough Sounds, Coromandel, Northland and Stewart Island.
When Grown
Year round, providing reliable supply, a sustainable resource.
Other Names
New Zealand Green-lipped mussel. Kuku (traditional Maori or native New Zealand word for Greenshellâ„¢ mussel)
Specifications
(IQF) Individually quick frozen within hours of harvest.
Harvested
100% natural. No artificial feeds, growth promotants or antibiotics used.
Environmental
Environmentally friendly. Recognized as the most‘Ocean Friendly’ shellfish in the world by American Environmental Agency Blue Ocean Institute. New Zealand Greenshell mussels are not dredged. RECOVERY RATE Meat 55% of whole mussel is meat.
Recovery Rate
Meat 55% of whole mussel is meat.
Approximate Product Color Guide
70% cream, 30% apricot / orange. Color makes no flavor difference and is a natural variance.
New Zealand Greenshellâ„¢ Mussel Quality Assurance
The name Greenshellâ„¢ is a certified trademark. Only product meeting industry quality specifications can carry this trademark, giving buyers the assurance of a consistent, uniform, high quality product.
Nutrition
ZiwiPeak consumers expect food that tastes good as well as contributes to health, longevity and is wholesome and enjoyable to eat. New Zealand Greenshellâ„¢ mussels meet all of these requirements.
Nutritional Highlight - New Zealand Greenshellâ„¢ mussels are a great source of iron, providing 47% of daily requirements in haemeform.
COMMITMENT TO FOOD SAFETY
Consumers of ZiwiPeak can be assured they are eating one of the safest mussels in the world.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION FOR NEW ZEALAND GREENSHELLTM MUSSELS AND UNITED STATES RECOMMENDED DAILY ALLOWANCES
Perna canaliculus values per 100g heat blanched meat
New Zealand’s aquaculture industry has built its reputation on seafood produced in a clean safe environment and leads the world in its quality management programmes.
Our food safety programmes are considered one of the most robust in the world.
NEW ZEALAND WATER QUALITY
Many shellfish such as mussels are filter feeders, meaning they literally filter their food from the sea water by pumping the water through their gills. A typical mussel filters 360 litres or 80 gallons of water each day. As a result it concentrates any micro organisms, chemicals or toxins present in the environment. To ensure food safety both shellfish and water are monitored for biotoxins, bacteria and heavy metals.
Each year the New Zealand Greenshellâ„¢ mussel industry collect and test tens of thousands of individual water and shellfish samples. Our testing officers are on the water throughout the year and the programme operates365 days a year in our 26 delivery centre regions. No product can be harvested off our farms without confirmation that growing water testing, rainfall monitoring, and product testing has cleared it as safe.
TRACEABILITY
New Zealand Greenshellâ„¢ mussel products are highly traceable. Any packaged product in the market can be traced. We can readily identify when the product was harvested, who harvested it and who the processor was and when it was processed. We can trace our New Zealand product right back to the time it was seeded out as a juvenile mussel and can trace events that occurred in the water during the growing cycle.
PROCESSING SAFETY
New Zealand Greenshellâ„¢ mussels are processed to the highest food hygiene standards. New Zealand Greenshellâ„¢ mussel processing plants are regularly audited by the USFDA, the European Union, New Zealand government agencies and other foreign country food safety regulators.
All parts of the processing operation are examined for hazards and records are kept at each critical control point identified. Under USFDA regulations all seafood processors in New Zealand who export to the United States are required to operate under the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point(HACCP) programme. New Zealand also meets all requirements of the USFDA National Shellfish Sanitation Programme (NSSP)..
Happy Healthy Eating.
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