Their names indicate the difference between wild vs. farmed shrimp. Wild shrimp are caught in their natural habitats by fishermen. Farmed shrimp are raised on a shrimp farm. The name alone suggests to many consumers that wild products are more natural, and thus more healthy than their farmed counterpart. But today, this perception is considered a myth. As the new farming technology tries to grow shrimps in similar conditions as the natural environment by using sea water in the ponds and almost same feeds.
Like many other inhabitants of the planet, shrimps also are in
many different varieties living in different parts of the world waters. They normally
have a scientific name as well as a commercial name which is better known by
people. While the varieties are a lot, some are more common in terms of
availability and abundance. In the Gulf area which we are located and focused,
these varieties can be found in wild or farmed.
Vannamei shrimp - Tiger shrimp - Banana shrimp - White (Jinga) shrimp
For more information about each variety check products page.
You might have already noticed the U number on
the shrimp packing labels. This letter stands for “under” and indicates the
number of shrimp you’re buying per pound. The lower the number, the larger the
shrimp.
While naming of the sizes might be slightly different among companies, our cmopany sizes come as the following:
Shrimps can be processed and packed in different shapes. You might have noticed the abbreviations of HOSO, HOSL, PDTO, PUD, PD in shrimp business. After getting shrimps from sea or pond they are being transported to a processing facility to be processed, sorted and packed. At this stage, depending on the processing method and the cleaning that is done on the product, one of the above abbreviations will show the condition of the product.
Shrimps can be delivered in Fresh or Frozen packings.
Fresh delivery means that after being caught from the water, Shrimps are transported in iced containers to be packed as fast as possible and delivered by air cargo within the same day. For this type of Delivery we use cool boxes (Boxes that are filled with ice and shrimps placed inside)
Frozen delivery, means that the shrimps are packed and stored in industrial freezers to be delivered later on cold storages.