What exactly makes a lobsters exoskeleton turn red when cooked?

Subject: What exactly makes a lobsters exoskeleton turn red when cooked?

Date: Tue Jun 8 00:35:50 1999
Posted by Rebecca Hull
Grade level: nonaligned School: South Page
City: Coin State/Province: Iowa Country: USA
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 928820150.Bc

Message:


Whether it is boiled or grilled, the rather murky brownish tone 
of a lobster will turn bright red. What exactly makes it appear 
this way?

Re: What exactly makes a lobsters exoskeleton turn red when cooked?

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