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Is an oyster an oyster? The difference between oysters and sea oysters
Oysters are commonly known as oyster seeds, and oysters are just a variety of oysters. Their difference is that oysters are bigger than ordinary oysters, and their shells can weigh more than a catty. Oysters are usually artificially grown or cultured at the intersection of rivers and oceans in a shallow bend that is half salty and half light. Due to limited conditions, the price is more expensive than ordinary oysters. Oysters are very small and grow on organic reefs or other hard objects by the sea. You need to dig them out with a hoe to get their meat. Most of their meat is light blue.

In terms of nutritional value, the zinc content of oysters is 7-8 times that of ordinary oysters, and they are rich in various nutrients beneficial to human body, so they are known as sea milk. In addition, as far as protein content is concerned, the protein content of oysters is higher than that of ordinary oysters, which can reach 45%~56%. Therefore, the nutritional value of oysters is much higher than that of ordinary oysters.

Their scientific names are oysters, and there are many kinds of oysters (including Atlantic oysters and Pacific oysters), among which there are about 20 kinds of edible oysters, and their shapes change according to their growth space. Oysters and oysters are the same thing, but we call small oysters and big oysters oysters oysters respectively.