LOW-CHOLESTEROL SHRIMP AND METHOD OF OBTAINING SAME

摘要

A low-cholesterol whole shrimp a method of obtaining same includes providing a plurality of peeled and deheaded shrimps processed from original frozen storage. The shrimp is subjected to a freeze drying process to realize dehydrated shrimp that avoids denaturation thereof and with a humidity content of approximately 1 to 10%. Cholesterol is then extracted from the dehydrated shrimp via a stream of a supercritical solvent selective to lipids. The whole shrimp is rehydrated in a vacuum chamber with water, in preparation for cooking with steam.