To hide this, farmers end up feeding the salmon a form
of synthetic astaxanthin, which eventually ends up in the meat and on our plates.
In order to make it look a more appealing pink the fish farms
use synthetic astaxanthin that is produced from toxic petrochemical sources.
When choosing a brand, just make sure it's 100 % all natural, as there are
synthetic astaxanthin formulas on the market that are not nearly as effective.
To make Superfood SPX, I use a premium - grade, all - natural astaxanthin complex that provides more than 3 times the antioxidant power of
the synthetic astaxanthin.
Farmed salmon may also contain a range of harmful contaminants, including environmental toxins,
synthetic astaxanthin, and genetically engineered organisms from the grain feed they're given.
(NaturalHealth365)
Synthetic astaxanthin is now being sold in the United States.