Blue mussels, Mytilus Edilus
The blue mussel is the most common mussel species in Denmark and has the Latin name Mytilus edulis, where edulis means edible. However, we in Denmark do not have the same tradition of eating this mussel as other countries in Europe, although we have a large natural population and perhaps the best quality. Therefore, virtually the entire production of blue mussels in Denmark is exported primarily to the Netherlands, which sells them on to other countries - boiled or fresh._cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_
The vast majority of mussels in Denmark are bottom-scraped mussels and primarily those you can buy in retail stores. Mussels grown on liners are a completely different product than bottom-scraped mussels, primarily because they have more room to grow up in the water column, and provides optimal supply of food. Therefore, a line mussel is typically 12-18 months when it is fully grown at 6-7 cm and has a very high meat percentage of up to 50%. A bottom-scraped blue mussel can in principle be up to 7-8 years old, since that is the maximum lifespan, and it will often be at a meat percentage below_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_25%.
Blue mussels belong to the genus of mussels named Mytilus and are found in many other countries. However, they are not quite the same species as in Denmark, although it is difficult to tell the difference.
Other countries with a tradition of mussel farming are e.g. Spain, Canada and Chile.
Blue mussels are very healthy and have a high content of e.g. protein, iron and omega 3 and 6.
In addition to the beneficial health effect, breeding blue mussels also contributes to improving the aquatic environment. For each ton of mussels harvested from Kerteminde Bay, the water is relieved of 9 kg of nitrogen and 1 kg of phosphorus. At full production of 400 tonnes, the plant in Kerteminde Bay will therefore contribute to a total nitrogen reduction of 3.6 tonnes and a phosphorus reduction of 400 kg per year.
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