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Salmon is used really often in the diet of many people worldwide. There are many reasons why many people decide to consume salmon. Salmon is considered to be a really healthy ingredient because it consists of a lot of proteins and healthy fats and also vitamin D. It does not consist of carbohydrates. Salmon is usually consumed for dinner or lunch, but there are also some delicious recipes which include salmon meat for breakfast. The term salmon has a Latin origin. It comes from the Latin word ' salmo ' which originate from the word salire meaning ' to leap '. The color of fresh salmon varies from red to orange although there could be found salmons with white and black skin. The natural colour of salmon results from carotenoid pigments, largely astaxanthin, but also canthaxanthin, in the flesh. Wild salmon get these carotenoids from eating krill and other tiny shellfish. Most of the Atlantic salmon is farmed, but on the other hand the majority of Pacific Salmon is wild - caught.

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