I ordered from the sushi place I usually order from. I got a 'Philadelphia' roll with smoked salmon. Is the colour okay? I remember it being more pink than yellow/gray.
by IMDON3FFS6660
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ilovesubwaylol
why does it lowkey look like chicken lol
Plastic_Concert_4916
If it makes you feel better, salmon gets its pink color from the krill/shrimp/crustaceans they eat; without astaxanthin in their diet, their meat is grey. Maybe this salmon is from a farm that doesn’t care about aesthetics so doesn’t bother feeding them anything to turn them pink?
Dwaas_Bjaas
Is this wild caught salmon?
Colors can vary (from white to pink to orange to reddish). Farmed salmon are usually very pink/orange because of coloring added to diet
sinverness2
Don’t think I would eat it
JNSapakoh
Looks like it was just smoked a bit too long
SchmitzBitz
HACCP and QMPI certified smokehouse owner chiming in. If the odour and texture are fine, then you are A-ok. The colour in the flesh comes from the fishes diet, which is high in a natural pigmentation called carotenoids (the same.compound that gives us orange carrots and red peppers). While rare you will pull up ivory salmon that possess a gene that prevents carotenoids from being broken down and processed into the flesh. These fish are often pulled from the retail supply chain and end up in the hands of processors as a lower grade, despite being perfectly fine.
Conversely, it could be a farmed fish that isn’t being fed pellets that are rich in carotenoids, which would also cause a pale coloured flesh.
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why does it lowkey look like chicken lol
If it makes you feel better, salmon gets its pink color from the krill/shrimp/crustaceans they eat; without astaxanthin in their diet, their meat is grey. Maybe this salmon is from a farm that doesn’t care about aesthetics so doesn’t bother feeding them anything to turn them pink?
Is this wild caught salmon?
Colors can vary (from white to pink to orange to reddish). Farmed salmon are usually very pink/orange because of coloring added to diet
Don’t think I would eat it
Looks like it was just smoked a bit too long
HACCP and QMPI certified smokehouse owner chiming in. If the odour and texture are fine, then you are A-ok. The colour in the flesh comes from the fishes diet, which is high in a natural pigmentation called carotenoids (the same.compound that gives us orange carrots and red peppers). While rare you will pull up ivory salmon that possess a gene that prevents carotenoids from being broken down and processed into the flesh. These fish are often pulled from the retail supply chain and end up in the hands of processors as a lower grade, despite being perfectly fine.
Conversely, it could be a farmed fish that isn’t being fed pellets that are rich in carotenoids, which would also cause a pale coloured flesh.