The reason why Basha fish can't be eaten is that Basha fish is mostly produced in tropical areas of Southeast Asia and will be frozen quickly after slaughter. Moreover, locals can extend its shelf life and add some preservatives and additives, which are harmful to human body. The water-retaining agent used by Basha fish generally includes food additives such as polyphosphate, carbonate and citrate.
After soaking these drugs, the water content of fish becomes higher and the texture is more elastic. Phosphate, as a water-retaining agent, is widely used in aquatic food processing, but excessive addition will endanger health and affect the absorption balance of essential elements such as calcium, iron, copper and zinc. If phosphate continues to accumulate in the body, it will also lead to abdominal pain, diarrhea and even bone calcification and osteoporosis.
Tips for buying Basha fish
1, look at the logo
Basha fish is an imported fish. It depends on whether the word "CABASA" or "BASA" is printed on the package, or whether the country of origin is Vietnam. If there is, it is an authentic Basha fish. Everyone must remember the letter logo. If you can't remember it, you can save it in your mobile phone for backup, because many pirated Basha fish letters logos are very similar to genuine ones.
Step 2 look at the appearance
Squeeze the fish with your fingers. If the crushed part can rebound immediately, it means that the fish is fresh. If the rebound is slow or there is a pit there, it is not fresh. Look at the gills, peel off the gills on the edge of the fish head by hand, and look at the color of the gills under the light. Bright red means the fish is fresh. If it is dark red or deep purple, it means that the fish has been stored for too long and should not be bought.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Basha Fish Baidu Encyclopedia-Preservative Baidu Encyclopedia-Food Additives.