Sociedad Proa Ltda.
Chilean seafood products.
Chiloé - Chile.
SEA URCHIN
Loxechinus albus.
Product: Frozen Sea Urchin Roe.
Common name: Erizo.
Description: Sea Urchin roe frozen, decorated in a 100 grams mold.
Pack: 30 Molds of 100 grams in carton master 3 Kgs.
Season: March to October.
Capture is done by divers in small boats, wich are delivery to a medium ship carrying raw materials to the port of disembarkation.
After arrival at the factory is stored in a refrigerated room for processing.
The manual process is 100%.
It is classified by color and size, giving 5 degrees:
AA = Whole Roe > 3 cm. Yellow color.
A = Whole Roe > 3 cm. Yellow little dark color.
B = Whole Roe > 3 cm. Dark color.
C = Broken Roe > 1 cm. Yellow color.
C1 = Broken Roe > 1 cm. Yellow little dark color.
Freezing is a static tunnel -30 °C, then stored in camera -22°C until shipment.