Seafood Processing / Preservation Grade Salt

Our Refined Industrial Salt is used in seafood processing for preservation, flavour enhancement, and texture improvement.

Features:

• Purity and Uniformity: Seafood processing grade salt is highly refined to ensure purity and uniform crystal size. This helps in consistent salting of seafood products without variations in salt concentration.
• Fine Crystals: The salt typically has fine crystals that dissolve easily, ensuring even distribution and penetration into seafood products. This uniformity is crucial for achieving consistent flavour and preservation.
• Free-Flowing Properties: It is processed to be free-flowing, which prevents clumping and allows for easy handling and application in industrial settings.
• High Solubility: Sea salt for seafood processing dissolves readily in brines and liquids used for processing seafood. This property facilitates the creation of brines with precise salt concentrations.
• Preservation and Flavour Enhancement: The salt not only preserves seafood by reducing moisture content but also enhances its natural flavour profile, contributing to the overall quality of the final product.
• Food Grade Standards: It meets strict food grade standards and regulatory requirements, ensuring that it is safe for use in food processing and adheres to quality control measures.
• Cost-Effective: While specific to the seafood industry, it is designed to be cost-effective for large-scale processing operations, balancing quality with affordability.
• Packing and Handling: It is often available in large bags or containers suitable for industrial use, allowing for efficient handling and storage in seafood processing facilities.

Benefits:

• Purity and Consistency: Seafood processing grade salt is highly purified and refined to meet strict quality standards. It is free from impurities and contaminants, ensuring consistent performance and quality in seafood processing operations.
• Flavor Enhancement: Seafood processing grade salt enhances the natural flavours of seafood without adding additional flavours. It helps balance and intensify the taste profile of seafood products, contributing to their overall flavour appeal and palatability.
• Improved Texture and Structure: Seafood processing grade refined salt helps improve the texture and structure of seafood products. When used in processes like curing and brining, salt interacts with proteins in seafood to firm up its flesh and enhance its bite. This results in seafood products that are more appealing in texture and have a pleasing mouthfeel when consumed.
• Seasoning: Salt is a fundamental seasoning agent in seafood processing, allowing processors to adjust and enhance the flavour of seafood products according to consumer preferences and culinary traditions.
• Curing: Salt plays a crucial role in curing processes such as smoked salmon or salted fish. It helps create a preserved product with a distinct flavour profile and extended shelf life.
• Water Binding: Salt aids in water binding, improving the moisture retention and juiciness of seafood products during cooking and storage.
• Safety: The use of salt in seafood processing contributes to food safety by reducing the water activity level, which inhibits the growth of pathogenic bacteria and other microorganisms. This helps ensure that seafood products are safe for consumption.
• Preservation: One of the primary benefits of salt in seafood processing is its ability to act as a natural preservative. Salt draws out moisture from seafood, creating an environment that inhibits the growth of spoilage-causing bacteria and molds. This process helps extend the shelf life of seafood products, keeping them fresh for longer periods.
• Cost-effectiveness: Salt is generally cost-effective and readily available, making it an economical choice for seafood processors. It provides reliable performance in preserving, flavouring, and enhancing the texture of seafood products without significantly increasing production costs.

Applications:

• Brining and Salting: Seafood processing salt is commonly used in brining solutions for seafood preservation. It helps to draw out moisture from seafood, thereby extending shelf life and inhibiting bacterial growth.
• Curing: Salt is used in the curing process for seafood such as smoked salmon or salted fish. It enhances flavour and texture while also preserving the product.
• Seasoning: Seafood processing salt is used as a seasoning in seafood products, providing a natural and pure saltiness that enhances the taste of seafood dishes without introducing unwanted flavours.
• Texture Modification: In certain seafood products, salt can be used to modify texture, for example, in the production of surimi or imitation crab meat.
• Cleaning and Processing: Salt is used in the cleaning and processing of seafood to maintain cleanliness and to enhance the safety and quality of the final product.
• Preservative in Packaging: Industrial salt may also be used as a preservative in packaging seafood products. It helps maintain product quality and safety during storage and transportation.
• Water Treatment: Salt is sometimes used in water treatment processes within seafood processing plants. It can be added to water to adjust salinity levels or to aid in purification processes.
• Processing Aid: In some seafood processing operations, salt acts as a processing aid, helping to enhance flavours, textures, and overall product quality.
• Regulating pH Levels: Salt can be used to regulate pH levels in seafood products, ensuring they meet regulatory standards and maintain quality.

Certificate of Analysis:

No.	Specifications	Unit	Results
1	Sodium Chloride as NaCl	%	99.00
2	Calcium as Ca	%	0.23
3	Magnesium as Mg	%	0.05
4	Sulphate as So4	%	0.45
5	Moisture by mass	%	0.25
6	Water Insoluble	%	0.10

Note: We are also manufacturing, supplying, and exporting Seafood Processing / Preservation Grade Salt as per Buyer’s requirements or specifications report.

Packing types: 20 KG Bag, 25 KG Bag, 50 KG Bag, 1 Metric Ton Jumbo Bag, and 1400 KG Jumbo Bag packings with or without shrink-wrapped palletized, or as per Buyer’s requirements.

Loading per 20 Feet Container: 28 Metric Tons or as per Buyer’s requirements.