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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Simply Salmon

Ian Hilton, Reporter
April 11, 2021

Salmon: the other red meat. Well, kind of. Salmon gets its red color from a pigment called astaxanthin — rhymes with shasta-dancin’ — either naturally or unnaturally. We’ll get into that later. I...