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wldlyinaccurate on May 28, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Farmed salmon isn't naturally pink or red

I'm guessing this is not true for all species of salmon. I've "caught" salmon from a farm in New Zealand and the meat was a very deep orange-red colour.

devenson on May 28, 2019 [–]

The colorant is in the feed. Perhaps the fish you "caught" had already eaten such feed?

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