Ischemic Dilated CardioMyopathy + Diabetes type 2: Sardine

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Sardine Enrichment

Now we know how easy it would be to find a high quality food like Sardines. Plenty of vitamins and minerals we could get from just a small portion once a day will give you above 12 percent of vitamin B2, B12, and niacin. B vitamin is important to keep our nerve system healthy, and also as a catalyst to convert food into energy. Minerals such as calcium, potassium, iron, selenium, and phosphorus, are dominant content that we can discover within it.

As the ingredient that produce fish oil, the contain of omega-3 fatty acid will certainly be a benefit for human cardiovascular system and also can lower blood sugar level. Meanwhile the B vitamin reduces the risk of getting Alzheimer disease. Due its low position in food chain, sardines have a low contamination of harmful metal, such as mercury, compared to other fishes usually consume by people.

Sardine or Pilchard ?

Authority of Sea Fish Industry in England has defined that such fishes shorter than 6 inches are Sardines, while the other one called Pilchards. Scientists recognized not less than 13 types or Pilchards including Sardines. Their commercial name usually get along with the original area where they gather the most, such as: Bali, Japan, Brazil, South Africa, California, India, and also South America. View of them are named on behalf their physical appearance such as: Goldstripe, Madeiras, Round, and Rainbow Sardines or Sardinella.

Sardine Processing

The famous Sardines processing industry established in Cornwall - UK in the middle of 18th century and endure to 150 years ahead. Preserving Sardines in can is the most well known procedure in the world, while other ways such as: smoking, grilling, salting, and drying Sardines are the options. Canning Sardines has the most advantages of preserving it, because it is airtight, has minimum air and sunlight contact, and keeping the texture from getting shattered or bumped. So that, canning process also means reducing the development of bacteria and certain fungi, lower the contamination risk during transport and stocking, and automatically lengthened the expiration date. It helps a lot of soldiers in the battlefield to keep their nutrition good for a quite long time.