 | Country of origin: France |
 | The Latin name: Crassostrea Gigas |
 | English name: Spéciales Gillardeau |
 | Sizes: №3, №2, №1, №0 |
 | Nutrients per 100g: Calories. - 66 kcal Carbohydrates - 4.0 g Fat - 1.7 g Water - 83.3 g Manganese - 0.66 mg Calcium - 77.9 mg Potassium - 215 mg Magnesium - 71.6 mg Iron - 2.1 mg Copper - 1.4 mg Zinc - 26.8 mg Sodium - 470 mg Phosphorus - 95 mg Iodine - 101 g Omega-6 - 67 mg Omega 3 - 272 mg |
The Gillardeau name is associated with fine oysters, and its story dates back to the end of the 19th century. Henry Gillardeau was a young oyster farmer from Marennes-Oléron Basin who believed in quality of production, and whose passion for oysters has been passed down four generations.
Gillardeau oysters are cultivated for four years, following strict rules that have been passed down for four generations. Nine months after birth and a period in containers in oyster parks, they are placed in bags and submerged for more than three years in deep water, rich in phyto-plankton that forms the essential basis of their food intake. Their density is kept deliberately low so that each one is sufficiently well nourished and has the space required for its growth.
During these three years of cultivation, the Maison Gillardeau teams watch over the oysters attentively and provide them with the required care: cleaning, turning, removing shellfish parasites, changing parks in order to ensure their development... for this, some 60 operations are necessary.
