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Oranged tinged, pink fleshed salmon is one of natures pure health foods but is it becoming unhealthy?
My wife was telling me how she watched a segment on the Dr Oz show (yeah, I know) about how farmed salmon are fed pesticides to keep them free from diseases. Whilst pesticides being fed to salmon won't be a real shock to some then the colour of the fishes flesh might be. We all know the colour of salmon flesh (it's unmistakable), well apparently, farmed salmon has a white flesh because the fish can't get access to its normal diet. Therefore, on top of the pesticides the fish are fed other chemicals to artificially colour the flesh.
Now I don't know about anyone else but to me (and my wife) farmed salmon with pesticides and colourings doesn't sound right to me.
Does anyone know any more about the issue? I wouldn't mind some more information other than the quick snippet from Dr Oz. I'm certainly looking closely at the label next time I buy smoked salmon.
My wife was telling me how she watched a segment on the Dr Oz show (yeah, I know) about how farmed salmon are fed pesticides to keep them free from diseases. Whilst pesticides being fed to salmon won't be a real shock to some then the colour of the fishes flesh might be. We all know the colour of salmon flesh (it's unmistakable), well apparently, farmed salmon has a white flesh because the fish can't get access to its normal diet. Therefore, on top of the pesticides the fish are fed other chemicals to artificially colour the flesh.
Now I don't know about anyone else but to me (and my wife) farmed salmon with pesticides and colourings doesn't sound right to me.
Does anyone know any more about the issue? I wouldn't mind some more information other than the quick snippet from Dr Oz. I'm certainly looking closely at the label next time I buy smoked salmon.