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The Quality Management Systems and Standards of Sea Cucumber Products

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Advances in Sea Cucumber Processing Technology and Product Development

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In China, the sea cucumber has a long history as a food. The nutrients of sea cucumbers abound in polysaccharides, lipids, proteins, and a variety of vitamins and minerals. In recent years, the sea cucumber industry has been growing rapidly, and sea cucumber products are becoming increasingly diversified, entailing the establishment of high-quality standards and detection systems. These standards and systems are crucial for increasing production, market supervision, combating counterfeit and shoddy products, and thus protecting consumers’ rights and interests. Rapid and precise identification of sea cucumber species, traceability of production techniques (covering origin, breeding procedure, etc.), and detection and quantification of practical components in sea cucumber products serve as the foundation for constructing standard quality-control systems. This can help to standardize the whole value chain of the sea cucumber business, from breeding to processing, deep processing, and sales. This chapter will discuss how to identify sea cucumber species, track their origins, detect the practical components, and establish the relevant product quality-control systems and standards.

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Tang, Q., Li, Y. (2023). The Quality Management Systems and Standards of Sea Cucumber Products. In: Xue, C. (eds) Advances in Sea Cucumber Processing Technology and Product Development . Advances in Marine Bioprocesses and Bioproducts. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16512-2_11

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