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Both Bay and Sea Scallops meats are ivory white in color, but can have an orange tint to them.

This orange tint can come from the algae they eat or it often comes from the pigment that is in the mature eggs, which are bright red-orange.

So the adductor muscle takes on the orange tint. Obviously only egg-bearing females will have the orange coloration. The scallop is safe to eat. They should have a sweet distinctive aroma, with a firm, translucent color.

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Sea scallops on Aus can have the roe on which is in a orange pouch on the side. Some people prefer roe off to eat others roe on . Personaly I don`t care as long as I get some. Had some last Satuday.

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