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larrled | 8 months ago

That’s not super true. Salmon for instance. Or Easter eggs.

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bwestergard|8 months ago

Wild salmon have their characteristic color because they are eating organisms that contain the naturally occurring Astaxanthin. Farmed salmon subsist on grains, fish oils, etc and come out looking grey unless pigments are added to their feed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astaxanthin

1234letshaveatw|8 months ago

Great lakes salmon flesh lacks orange coloring as well