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The truth about red dye in farmed salmon

  Claims that farmed salmon are bad for you because the fish are fed dyes to turn their flesh red are utterly false and perpetuate a myth that can confuse or scare salmon consumers. The topic of farmed salmon and the…

Throwing Shade on the Colour of Salmon; The Truth Behind Astaxanthin

Instead of sourcing the Astaxanthin carotenoid from the wild, they opt for a lab produced version that is  extracted from algae Viewpoint By: Samantha McLeod All salmon are white fleshed in their smolt days, and as they age they develop…