Freezing of Antarctic krill for subsequent use consists of draining, and separation of the constituent liquid, for freezing and processing

The freezing of Antarctic krill for subsequent use comprises draining to reduce the krill weight by ca. 5 per cent. Also claimed is the semi-finished product of the process. The product can be prepared from frozen krill thawed to e.g. -2[deg]C and undergoing separation of the suspended matter from its liquid fraction. Both the liquid and dense fractions are frozen for subsequent use. The invention relates to a method of processing crustacea consisting in: capturing the krill draining the water from the krill using the most suitable means, the drained-off water being approximately equivalent to 5 % of the weight of the krill to be processed (or using defrosted krill at a temperature of between -2 and 8 DEG C) separating the liquid into two fractions, liquid and solid, in a pre-determined time and subsequently removing suspension substances from the liquid fraction. The two fractions can be frozen for later use. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) Procedimiento para la transformación de los crustáceos en general y del krill antártico en particular y semi-productos obtenidos como consecuencia de este procedimiento. El procedimiento consiste en, una vez capturado el krill y asegurado el escurrido del agua retenida por los medios más adecuados, escurrido que equivale aproximadamente al 5% del peso del krill a tratar, (o bien utilizando krill descongelado, hasta alcanzar una temperatura de -2 a 8ºC), dentro de un tiempo controlado separarlo en dos fracciones, líquida y densa, eliminando seguidamente de la fracción líquida las sustancias en suspensión. Ambas fracciones pueden ser congeladas para su posterior utilización.