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Lifestyle
Stefanie Colombo

What gives salmon its distinctive color?

A barrage of messages from social media influencers, along with other online blogs and articles, have claimed that farmed salmon are bad for you because the fish are fed dyes to turn their flesh red.

Some have claimed that farmed salmon is naturally gray, suggesting they are malnourished and consumers should avoid eating it for this reason.

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