The tests in the best laboratories in the country, the product is examined for 36 indicators of quality and safety. Including the specialists will analyse the microbiological parameters of crab sticks, including E. coli, Salmonella or clostridia, GMOs, the presence of artificial additives, preservatives and dyes.

One of the main vectors of study - a detailed study of the composition of the product. Whether it's soybeans, corn and crab DNA, what some manufacturers may claim on the product label.

"The composition of crab sticks was invented in Soviet times", - said the Executive Director of Fisheries Union Sergey Gudkov. Imitation crabmeat is imitation crab product that tastes like crab meat. The main component of crab sticks is minced "Surimi", its content can vary from 25 to 60 percent. The more stuffing, the better structure and taste. Crab sticks should be of equal length, all with a clean surface, painted on one side of the pink to red-orange color. The structure of crab sticks should be juicy and elastic, and when cut should disintegrate into fibers.

"Crab sticks are used as a complete source of protein. Currently, they are allowed to be included in the diet of children. However, they must meet in its composition all the requirements of baby food products: raw materials must be of high quality, the salt content should be reduced, the content of food additives restricted the burning of spices should be avoided. Such a product must meet increased demands for safety performance, the lack of chemical preservatives, phosphates and acids," said the Professor, FEDERAL state budgetary scientific institution all-Russian research Institute of fisheries and Oceanography Lyubov Abramova.

The consumer was able to choose the right crab sticks for Christmas dishes, tasters also check the organoleptic characteristics of taste, odor, color, and present a ranking of the highest quality and suitable for salads of crab sticks.

The results of this pre-Christmas research will be known in the last week of the year.

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