Tilapia (Tilapia), commonly known as the African squid, is a member of the order Diptera, Oystercatcher, Cichlidae, Tilapia (also known as licorice, Lilium). The genus is native to Africa and has more than 600 species. There are currently 15 species cultivated. Tilapia is a group of small and medium-sized fish. Its shape and individual size are similar to those of squid, and its rays are more like squid. Wide-salt-type fish can survive in fresh waters of the sea; tolerant to hypoxia generally inhabits the lower layers of water, but changes with the temperature of the water or the size of the fish.
Tilapia was first introduced to Singapore by Wu Zhenhui and Guo Qichen from Singapore in 1946. To commemorate these two individuals, Tilapia was first known as the "Wu Guoyu." In 1957, Vietnam was introduced from Vietnam into the Mainland, also known as "Vietnamese Fish." Because it is native to Africa and resembles a native carp, it was also called "African carp."
There are two kinds of tilapia introduced from Yingshan Hot Spring in Hubei: one is called Mozambican tilapia, which was received from Yingshan Hot Spring in Jingshan County in 1972; the other is called Nile tilapia, which was Hubei Province in 1979. Fisheries Institute introduced. After they settled, they all lived well.
The nutritional value of tilapia
Tilapia is delicious in flesh and has a delicate flesh. Whether it is braised or cooked, tilapia is delicious. Nile tilapia is determined to contain 20,5 grams of protein per 100 grams of meat, 6,93 grams of fat, 148 kcal of calories, 70 milligrams of calcium, 50 milligrams of sodium, 37 milligrams of phosphorus, 1 milligram of iron, and vitamin B1. , 1 mg, vitamin B2 0, 12 mg. Tilapia has become the world's major farmed fish.
Tilapia has a delicious meaty flesh and a delicate flesh. It contains a variety of unsaturated fatty acids and abundant proteins. In Japan, this fish is called a "protein source that does not require protein."
The function and effect of tilapia
1. Helps children's physical development
2. Contains a variety of unsaturated fatty acids and rich in protein, low in calories and nutritious, suitable for consumption during weight loss.
people suitble
The general population is edible.