Canned seafood sales climb

Recently, canned food has become a "new favorite" on many people's stockpiling lists.

Canned seafood is popular

In 1804, in order to solve the problem of grain storage during wars and marches, the prototype of modern canned food was introduced

With the advancement of science and technology, canned fish has developed rapidly, subdivided into a variety of processing methods, such as braised, tomato sauce, fresh fried, steamed, smoked, oil immersion, water immersion and so on

In addition to fish, in recent years, a variety of seafood has also been put into cans, such as canned abalone, bibimbap noodles, or stewed with other vegetables in a pot of thick seafood soup

In the past two years, affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, canned seafood has become the choice of many young consumer groups

Searching for canned seafood on Taobao, we found that the best monthly sales of canned food is braised hairtail canned, with monthly sales reaching more than 20,000 orders.

According to Tianyancha data, there are currently more than 10,000 canned aquatic products companies in China

Judging from the registration trend, in the past five years, the number of canned-related enterprises in China (all enterprise status) has grown relatively steadily

Multiple factors drive industry development

In recent years, the production process of canned food has become more and more mature, and some enterprises have used the canning process to produce traditional dishes, which has led to the diversification of canned products

Part of the reason for the hot sale of canned seafood is that the price is lower than that of seafood.

Liu Youqian, chairman of the China Canned Food Industry Association, said that the price of canned products is determined by raw materials, packaging materials and labor costs.

Liu Youqian emphasized that canned food has played an active role in the catering industry in recent years, which not only simplifies the kitchen operation process, but also helps reduce production costs

Industry pain points yet to be resolved

　　The canned seafood industry covers a large group, and the market space and output value are large enough.

　　At the same time, canned seafood faces the same problems as other types of canned food

　　According to the relevant provisions of the "National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Additives", some canned products are allowed to use certain preservatives.

　　At present, manufacturers generally adopt three production methods: one is to discharge oxygen in the canned container or fill it with nitrogen to form a vacuum in the container and inhibit the growth of potential microorganisms; the other is to seal the packaging opening of the container to block the entry of external air or microorganisms The channel of the container; the third is to kill the potential microorganisms in the container through physical or chemical action through thermal sterilization

　　Since most canned products do not have preservatives added, they will quickly spoil after opening, especially canned fish will quickly generate histamine after opening, which will cause adverse effects on human health.
Therefore, canned food should be consumed as soon as possible after opening
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In the past, canned products had larger packages and more contents.
In order to avoid food waste, canning companies introduced "one-serving" packaged canned products to reduce canned packaging specifications, which not only reduced food waste, but also saved consumers' expenses
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　　Industry insiders suggest that in the future, it is necessary to increase investment in technical research to solve core technical problems
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Increase popular science and publicity efforts to eliminate people's concerns and misunderstandings about canned food in healthy eating
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　　(Comprehensive arrangement by Wang Jiayi)

　　"China Food News" (April 26, 2022 Edition 06)

　　(Editor in charge: Wang Jiayi)