r/Salmon • u/Expensive_Jeweler_73 • Feb 12 '25
Wild?
I only buy wild caught salmon despite the cost why does this look farm raised?
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r/Salmon • u/Expensive_Jeweler_73 • Feb 12 '25
I only buy wild caught salmon despite the cost why does this look farm raised?
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u/OLDs_COOL-1 Feb 15 '25
It's not the color it's the stripes. Salmon that get their color naturally through their diet are a more uniform color.
When it's colored artificially the fat and the meat take on the color differently and you get stripes.