| Harvesting |
Chicken of the Sea Premium
Ahi Tuna is long line caught only and is dolphin safe.
Our ahi tuna is placed in ice after being caught to bring
the core temperature down as quickly as possible. |
| Receiving |
Temperature is checked
at boat arrival. The ahi tuna is then transported
to the production facility covered by ice. Temperature
is then rechecked once the ahi tuna has arrived at the
processing plant. |
| Grading |
Chicken of the Sea Ahi Tuna is then graded by looking
for specific quality attributes, including color, freshness,
texture and smell. Product not meeting quality specifications
is rejected.
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| Processing |
After grading, ahi tuna
is then processed to meet a variety of consumer and customer
needs. Common product forms are ahi tuna steaks,
loins, saku blocks, poke cubes and ground meat. Each
facility has production lines designed specifically to
process ahi tuna according to these product formats. |
| Freezing |
After grading and processing, the ahi tuna is transferred
to a low temperature freezer where quality control personnel
record room temperature.
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| Packing/Sealing |
After freezing ahi tuna is vacuum packed and placed
into master cartons. Master cartons are code stamped
to insure quality control.
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| Finished Product Evaluation |
Samples of each finished production code receive qualitative
and quantitative evaluations prior to being released for shipment. Specific
attributes that are evaluated include color, flavor, smell, texture
and workmanship.
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| Shipping |
Finished product is shipped
to our customers. |