Consumer taste test: How does land-based farmed salmon compare with its conventional counterpart?

Some land-based farmed salmon has been criticized for "off flavors." Here's what a 100-person tasting panel decided.

In the flavor category, salmon from the saltwater RAS was “slightly too strong” while the flavor of salmon grown in the freshwater RAS was judged “too weak.” Commodity salmon flavor was judged to be “just about right.” — In the flavor category, salmon from the saltwater RAS was “slightly too strong” while the flavor of salmon grown in the freshwater RAS was judged “too weak.” Commodity salmon flavor was judged to be “just about right.”Photo: Shutterstock

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Published 4 November 2022, 07:01Updated 4 November 2022, 12:30

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