The Tabtim Fish:
Setting new standards for your cuisine

Currently, consumers' diet trends are shifting towards a greater concern for health benefits. It is not surprising that there has been much interest in fish, as fish meat has a low fat content and a high nutritional value. Very easily digested, it enhances the body's absorption of nutrients and thus facilitates the body's natural ability to strengthen and repair its damages. Fish meat also nourishes the immune system and is an excellent source of energy.

The tabtim fish provides high quality, delicious, and low cholesterol meat. It contains unsaturated fat, which helps reduce the accumulation of fat in the blood vessels and reduces the risk of heart diseases such as high blood pressure.
Other than its high nutritional value, the versatile tabtim fish is suitable for such a wide variety of dishes: it is delicious steamed in soy sauce, curried, or fried with assorted vegetables and spices. These selected recipes will surely satisfy the fine tastes of food connoisseurs.

Since 1989, Charoen Pokpand Foods Public Co., Ltd has been pursuing its project to improve and develop the Chitrlada strains following in the royal initiation. Tilapia fish of the same breed were brought in from various regions worldwide and put through natural selection. Once the desired characteristics were attained, the tabtim fish was promoted as a source of income for Thai farmers. They are bred in the most natural water conditions possible, so that each fish is healthy and free from harmful pollutants and chemicals.

Unique characteristics of the Tabtim fish, an ideal health food

1. As much as 40 % of its weight can be consumed, and its meat can be incorporated into many recipes.
2. It has a small head, small skeleton, and few bones, making it convenient for consumption.
3. The fish is pinkish red and its meat white, giving it a clean and palatable look.
4. Tabtim fish contains the nutritious unsaturated fatty acid Omega-5. It contains four times more Omega-3 than the average fresh or salt-water fish.
6. The excellent spawning process of the Tabtim breeds high quality fish, free from harmful pollutants.

Benefits of Omega-3

1. Reduces the risk of heart diseases that result from the excess accumulation of cholesterol.
2. Helps nourish the brain and enhances memory, regardless of age or sex.
3. Helps ease swelling and pain in joint inflammations.
4. Helps prevent high blood pressure.