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Trawls for Appel herring and mackerel fillets
Enclosing nets and lifting nets for herring, mackerel, sardine fillets and tuna

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The best-before date indicates the date until which a food can be consumed without any loss of quality or taste.

Once opened, it is advisable to consume Appel's canned fish immediately. If you have any leftovers, store the delicious canned fish in the fridge and eat it the next day at the latest.

Appel cans do not contain any plasticizers/BPA. The cans are made of aluminum with an inner and outer coating. The inner lacquer also contains no plasticizers/BPA.

At Appel, we process our fish carefully, with a lot of manual work and love. Before processing, the herring is delivered fresh in Cuxhaven and checked for perfect quality.
Then comes the first production step: blanching. The herring is briefly immersed in boiling water and thus optimally prepared for processing. At the same time, we prepare the delicious sauces and refined creams for the Appel herring fillets. Our employees carefully place the blanched fish by hand into the can, which has been "pre-dipped" with sauce or cream. The tin is then filled with sauce or cream and sealed. Our products are then sterilized by heating the cans at 121°C for 20 minutes.

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Our cans are made of coated aluminum and are therefore a valuable, recyclable material. Please dispose of the empty can in the recycling collection (e.g. yellow bag/yellow garbage can).

In the following video tutorial, you will receive uncomplicated step-by-step instructions on how to open an Appel delicatessen can correctly.

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Yes, it does exist. According to the guidelines for fish and fish products, a cream contains at least 20% fat. There is currently no minimum fat content for a sauce, but it must definitely contain some.

Appel herring fillets Balance, Passion and Harmony: These products are lactose-free or gluten-free and therefore suitable for consumers with lactose intolerance or coeliac disease. Gluten (gluten protein) is a mixture of proteins and is found in the seeds of cereals. Lactose (milk sugar) is the sugar found in milk and dairy products. Current information and details can be found on the respective ingredient lists of the various products.

We do not currently offer any vegetarian or vegan fish alternatives in our range.
We are working on various new product concepts. Please understand that we are not yet able to make any concrete statements here.

Fried or cooked fish can be eaten during pregnancy without any concerns. The sealed tin undergoes a sterilization process so that the fish is completely cooked through. Our filleted roast herrings can also be enjoyed without hesitation. This is because they are pasteurized, i.e. heated to at least 60 degrees.

Our mayonnaise is made with pasteurized egg yolk. This means that no "raw egg" is used.