That pack of chicken in your shopping cart might be telling a story you haven’t noticed yet. One tray looks light, almost pink. Another stands out with a rich yellow hue. Same cut. Similar price. Completely different look. It’s natural to pause and wonder what that contrast really means. Is one treated with additives? Is the other more nutritious? Or is color simply shaping your expectations before you even read the label?
Meat & Seafood
At first glance, color feels meaningful. People instinctively judge food by how it looks, and chicken is no different. But when it comes to poultry, color rarely offers a clear answer about quality. Instead, it hints at how the bird was raised, what it was fed, and the conditions it lived in before arriving at the store.
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Poultry
Pale chicken is most often linked to large-scale commercial farming.
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