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indice de remplissage (de fruits de mer)

English translation: meat to shell ratio


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French term or phrase:indice de remplissage (de fruits de mer)
English translation:meat to shell ratio
Entered by: Drmanu49
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15:15 Nov 16, 2007
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Nutrition / Shellfish
French term or phrase: indice de remplissage (de fruits de mer)
"L’optimisation de l’indice de remplissage est le principal atout de ces moules".

Merci de toute aide!
Eutychus
Local time: 08:05
mussel's meat content (filling) index
Explanation:
spawning, a mussel's meat content can drop by about 10%. ...
www.simplyseafood.com/newsletters/1007/mussels.html - 12k -

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-11-16 15:21:06 GMT)
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or percentage of meat content
minimum meat content of 16% Those lots which do not meet the reqmred criteria are .... actual prices were divided by the consumer's price index for the ...
www.springerlink.com/index/R6G67M187Q721132.pdf -


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Note added at 1 hr (2007-11-16 16:51:46 GMT)
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meat-to-shell ratio as suggested by Emma sounds good too.
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Drmanu49
Local time: 08:05
Grading comment
Thanks to all. I had two occurences of similar terms so I used Emma's "meat-to-shell ratio" and variations on all the suggestions above!
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4 +3mussel's meat content (filling) index
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mussel's meat content (filling) index


Explanation:
spawning, a mussel's meat content can drop by about 10%. ...
www.simplyseafood.com/newsletters/1007/mussels.html - 12k -

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-11-16 15:21:06 GMT)
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or percentage of meat content
minimum meat content of 16% Those lots which do not meet the reqmred criteria are .... actual prices were divided by the consumer's price index for the ...
www.springerlink.com/index/R6G67M187Q721132.pdf -


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Note added at 1 hr (2007-11-16 16:51:46 GMT)
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meat-to-shell ratio as suggested by Emma sounds good too.

Drmanu49
Local time: 08:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 23
Grading comment
Thanks to all. I had two occurences of similar terms so I used Emma's "meat-to-shell ratio" and variations on all the suggestions above!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ormiston: so here turned to give, 'the chief advantage of these mussels is their increased meat content....'
16 mins
  -> Yes, thank you.

agree  Emma Paulay: This ref mentions meat-to-shell ratio which also fits for "taux de remplissage" :http://www.seafoodbusiness.com/buyguide/issue_mussels.htm
1 hr
  -> Yes, that sounds good too. Thank you Emma.

agree  French Foodie: meat-to-shell ratio sounds good to me as well
21 hrs
  -> Thank you Mara.
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Changes made by editors
Nov 19, 2007 - Changes made by Drmanu49:
Edited KOG entryEutychus's old entry - "indice de remplissage (de fruits de mer)" => "meat to shell ratio"


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