The smelt (Atherina boyeri) is individually frozen, making the product easy to thaw in small quantities. This is a B-grade product: the fish was originally packaged for human consumption in 1 kg bags, but some of these bags were opened during the process and are therefore no longer suitable for regular sale.

The bags have been repacked in a 10 kg box. Due to packaging, some fish may be slightly damaged, but this has no influence whatsoever on the quality or nutritional value of the product.