New bolder taste! Fully cooked. Quick & easy. 6 min. 5 min. No added preservatives. No added salt. Committed to great taste, good health and convenience. Naturally rope-cultured in the pristine ocean waters of the Patagonia. Fun Mussel Facts: 1. The orange mussel meats are the females and white meats and the males. 2. The mollusk is also called a blue mussel and is rope cultured in the icy waters of Southern Chile. 3. Mussels can filter 10-18 gallons of water a day by absorbing nutrients from the water that passes over their gills. 4. The mussel's beard is use the mussel to attach itself to surfaces. It is so adhesive that it can even cling to Teflon. 5. Mussels contain iron, manganese, selenium and zinc; all essential for a healthy libido. 6. Mussels are bivalves. They are composed of two similar parts called valves hinged by a flexible ligament.