Natural and synthetic pigments used in the pink-red coloration of salmon flesh: methodology of quali-quantitative assessments and sampling results

• Published in: Italian Journal of Animal Science
• Main Authors: A. Dees, L. Forlini, A. Roncarati, C. Bianchi, A. Felici, P. Melotti
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Norway; Bjerkeng; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://www.openaccessrepository.it/record/64040; https://doi.org/10.4081/ijas.2007.1s.799

In Europe Atlantic salmon leads the first position in the farmed species contest with more than 763,000t (FES, 2007). In the year 2006, Norway produced alone beyond 603,000t followed by the United Kingdom with 128,000t. In these last years, the demand of organic salmon is gradually increased both in...