Re: Detoxify Farmed Atlantic Salmon?

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In a message dated 11/20/03 11:48:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,

baburn1@... writes:

> Does anyone know if it's possible to detoxify farmed Atlantic Salmon?

> I'm wondering if you marinate in lemon juice, would that nullify the

> colorants used?

I'd be more concerned about the nutritional content. Are the pigments

harmful? I thought they were the same pigment's salmon naturally get in the

diet?

Chris

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I've read that they use a food dye to make it orange, which is

harmful to your health. Of course, I read this AFTER I bought it.

It's in the freezer, and I'm wondering if there's anything I can do

to make it healthier...

-Blair (Short article below)

Grocers sued over artificial color in farmed salmon

April 24, 2003 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer When Lori of

Seattle discovered the salmon that she bought at Albertsons had been

raised on feed that artificially kept its flesh pink, she was

incensed.

" There's no way I would have spent my money buying salmon that was

colored with a chemical additive to give it the red or orange or

pink color, " said , who was still upset yesterday with not

being told how the salmon had been raised. " If I had been told about

the fake color I would have never bought this stuff. "

Their case was filed yesterday in King County Superior Court and

charges Albertsons, Safeway and the Kroger Co. with deception,

unfair business practices, breach of warranty and negligent

misrepresentation in the sale of farm-raised salmon that were fed

artificial chemicals as nutrients but not labeled this way. Kroger

owns two supermarket chains, QFC and Fred Meyer.

The case isn't expected to go to trial for 18 months, but it is

believed to be unprecedented. The suit, if successful, could result

in millions of dollars in damages being paid in a battle over two

versions of Northwest salmon -- a regional icon and a popular

seafood nationwide.

Stores sued over farmed salmon's fishy color April 24, 2003 (Seattle

Times)

> In a message dated 11/20/03 11:48:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> baburn1@c... writes:

>

> > Does anyone know if it's possible to detoxify farmed Atlantic

Salmon?

> > I'm wondering if you marinate in lemon juice, would that nullify

the

> > colorants used?

>

> I'd be more concerned about the nutritional content. Are the

pigments

> harmful? I thought they were the same pigment's salmon naturally

get in the diet?

>

> Chris

>

>

>

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In a message dated 11/21/03 4:51:49 AM Eastern Standard Time,

Dpdg@... writes:

> in the wild, salmon get their typical red colour from eating crustaceans...

>

> farmed salmon do NOT get the same diet and a dye is added to their feed

> along with lots of drugs for parasites and more as they are mostly farmed in

very

> crowded conditions therefore more prone to disease... personally I wouldn't

> touch farmed salmon with a 10 or ever 20 foot poll!

I know that and I wouldn't eat farmed salmon either, but the dye is the

pigment that is found in the crustaceans, from what I read. It would be like

feeding something that usually fed on humans melanin.

It might be synthetic though. I don't know anything about its chemistry and

whether or not there is any chemical difference.

Chris

[Guest guest]

No offense whatsoever, but why bother? Even if you detoxify it

successfully, there's still little nutrition in farmed fish. Not to

mention you're supporting an industry that is terrible for both the

fish and the environment at large, all to save a few dollars. Taste,

nutrition, and social conscience...3 strikes and farmed fish is out

for me.

Tom

> Hi,

> Does anyone know if it's possible to detoxify farmed Atlantic Salmon?

> I'm wondering if you marinate in lemon juice, would that nullify the

> colorants used?

> Thanks for your help,

> -Blair

[Guest guest]

How do you detoxify the rest ofthe crap in farmed salmon aside from the

coloring?

You really can't because it's loaded with bad stuff. As bad as hot dogs IMO

Elainie

[Guest guest]

in the wild, salmon get their typical red colour from eating crustaceans...

farmed salmon do NOT get the same diet and a dye is added to their feed along

with lots of drugs for parasites and more as they are mostly farmed in very

crowded conditions therefore more prone to disease... personally I wouldn't

touch farmed salmon with a 10 or ever 20 foot poll!

Dedy

Re: Detoxify Farmed Atlantic Salmon?

In a message dated 11/20/03 11:48:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,

baburn1@... writes:

> Does anyone know if it's possible to detoxify farmed Atlantic Salmon?

> I'm wondering if you marinate in lemon juice, would that nullify the

> colorants used?

I'd be more concerned about the nutritional content. Are the pigments

harmful? I thought they were the same pigment's salmon naturally get in the

diet?

Chris

[Guest guest]

The salmon is NOT colored with food coloring or typical food additive dyes, but

is in fact colored with the same pigments that are naturally in salmon and in

fact are sold as supplements because they are good for your skin.

That said, I think they are synthetic, and that MIGHT mean they are chemically

different which in turn MIGHT mean that they are either a)harmful in some way or

do not carry all the benefits of the non-synthetic chemical. But it also

could be true that they are chemically identical; barring more information, I

have no idea.

I wouldn't buy farmed salmon because I would expect it to be considerably less

nutritious, I think it tastes disgusting (I didn't when I used to eat it all the

time, but since I eat wild all the time now, I tried farmed once and I thought

it was the worst piece of fish I ever tasted, and someone else had the same

experience I know with farmed from a different store), and because it's a

horridly unsustainable industry. The dyes I'm sure are the least of anyone's

problems. I doubt they are toxic.

Chris

[Guest guest]

Chris-

Same here.

>I think it tastes disgusting (I didn't when I used to eat it all the time,

>but since I eat wild all the time now, I tried farmed once and I thought

>it was the worst piece of fish I ever tasted, and someone else had the

>same experience I know with farmed from a different store),

-

[Guest guest]

I'm quite sure it's synthetic, as the number-one goal behind fish

farming is profit, and a natural dye extracted from these crustaceans

would be expensive. Someone who cares more (i.e., someone who might

eat farmed fish ever) could look it up.

Tom

> In a message dated 11/21/03 4:51:49 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> Dpdg@b... writes:

>

> > in the wild, salmon get their typical red colour from eating

crustaceans...

> >

> > farmed salmon do NOT get the same diet and a dye is added to their

feed

> > along with lots of drugs for parasites and more as they are mostly

farmed in very

> > crowded conditions therefore more prone to disease... personally I

wouldn't

> > touch farmed salmon with a 10 or ever 20 foot poll!

>

> I know that and I wouldn't eat farmed salmon either, but the dye is the

> pigment that is found in the crustaceans, from what I read. It

would be like

> feeding something that usually fed on humans melanin.

>

> It might be synthetic though. I don't know anything about its

chemistry and

> whether or not there is any chemical difference.

>

> Chris

>

>

>