Can you dehydrate oysters to make a powder ?

[conrad0602]

Does anyone know if this is ok? What would be a good temp/time ?

Also can you grind the shells into a powder? Is there any special preparation required ?

Just bought a bunch of oysters need to make sure its all good!

Thanks

 

[Hans]

Fo' sho' man! You can even buy dehydrated oyster meat, so it's been down. I would personally not go over 40 degrees else things might oxidize a bit. It should take about 4-5 days for the oysters to get dry enough so that you can grind them into powder.

 

[conrad0602]

Fo' sho' man! You can even buy dehydrated oyster meat, so it's been down. I would personally not go over 40 degrees else things might oxidize a bit. It should take about 4-5 days for the oysters to get dry enough so that you can grind them into powder.

Thanks for this! So 40 degrees for 4-5 days for dehydrating the Oyster meat? Can the shells be powdered straight away or is there an prep ? Really appreciate your response :)

 

[SaltiestSardine]

If you are in the UK or willing to import from there a company called Time Health already does this

 

[conrad0602]

This is good to know. Oysters arrived today so but will keep this in mind for the future for sure as I'm in the UK. I searched around but didn't come across as them ? cheers

 

[golder]

If you are in the UK or willing to import from there a company called Time Health already does this

Thanks! Do you know if they are good quality? Assuming they’re capsules, no binders/fillers/additives? Im in the UK as well so going to look into this brand further.

 

[Dave Clark]

I would use low heat, since oysters have PUFA:

http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com/polyunsaturated-fat-in-oysters.php

 

[Hans]

Thanks for this! So 40 degrees for 4-5 days for dehydrating the Oyster meat? Can the shells be powdered straight away or is there an prep ? Really appreciate your response :)

Below 40 I'd say. Around 30 at most maybe. Shells can be pulverized right away, but you might need a special grinder for that. :)

 

[conrad0602]

Below 40 I'd say. Around 30 at most maybe. Shells can be pulverized right away, but you might need a special grinder for that. :)

Top man thanks :)

Edit: what would be a good dose of the powder if using daily do you think ?

 

[Hans]

Top man thanks :)

Edit: what would be a good dose of the powder if using daily do you think ?

Dehydration usually reduces the weight by 50%, so if you're usually eating 50g, then you're have to take about 25g (about 2 tbsps) to get the same amount.

 

[SaltiestSardine]

This is good to know. Oysters arrived today so but will keep this in mind for the future for sure as I'm in the UK. I searched around but didn't come across as them ? cheers

I doubt you looked at all considering "oysters time health UK" gives them as top result on a search engine

Pure Oyster Meat Extract - Natural Testosterone & Libido Boost - Time Health

Pure Oyster Meat Extract is a completely natural taurine, zinc and micro-nutrient complex composed of minerals, vitamins, omega oils and amino acids.

timehealth.co.uk

Only bought it once and it seems to be ok all the Time Health supplements are just the main constituent in a capsule as well. I don't mind eating oysters though so don't really have a need for these..somebody else might

 

[conrad0602]

Dehydration usually reduces the weight by 50%, so if you're usually eating 50g, then you're have to take about 25g (about 2 tbsps) to get the same amount


Thanks a lot.

 

[conrad0602]

I doubt you looked at all considering "oysters time health UK" gives them as top result on a search engine

Pure Oyster Meat Extract - Natural Testosterone & Libido Boost - Time Health

Pure Oyster Meat Extract is a completely natural taurine, zinc and micro-nutrient complex composed of minerals, vitamins, omega oils and amino acids.

timehealth.co.uk

Only bought it once and it seems to be ok all the Time Health supplements are just the main constituent in a capsule as well. I don't mind eating oysters though so don't really have a need for these..somebody else might

I searched for Oyster powder, not this particular product as I wasn't aware of it. Salty Indeed..

 

[golder]

Time Health brand is a good find, but we don’t know what temperature they dehydrate them. They may do they extremely quickly (which is likely as it will be faster and cheaper) and therefore oxidise and cause lots of unwanted byproducts.
At least Hans’ idea of getting a dehydrator and doing it around 30 degrees for 4-5 days will be the cleanest and safest way of doing it. What tempererure/duration do you use for liver @Hans

 

[For Peat's Sake]

I doubt you looked at all considering "oysters time health UK" gives them as top result on a search engine

Pure Oyster Meat Extract - Natural Testosterone & Libido Boost - Time Health

Pure Oyster Meat Extract is a completely natural taurine, zinc and micro-nutrient complex composed of minerals, vitamins, omega oils and amino acids.

timehealth.co.uk

Only bought it once and it seems to be ok all the Time Health supplements are just the main constituent in a capsule as well. I don't mind eating oysters though so don't really have a need for these..somebody else might

https://marinehealthfoods.com/product/oystermax/

I get these ones in the UK

 

[Hans]

Time Health brand is a good find, but we don’t know what temperature they dehydrate them. They may do they extremely quickly (which is likely as it will be faster and cheaper) and therefore oxidise and cause lots of unwanted byproducts.
At least Hans’ idea of getting a dehydrator and doing it around 30 degrees for 4-5 days will be the cleanest and safest way of doing it. What tempererure/duration do you use for liver @Hans

Just room temp (usually between 20-30C) at around 3-5 days depending on how quickly it dries.

 

[golder]

Oyster extract | oystermax | premium supplement | immune booster

I get these ones in the UK

Nice, you think they're better than Time Healths?

 

[For Peat's Sake]

Nice, you think they're better than Time Healths?

Not a clue, never tried the others. Just use them daily when I can't get fresh