Why does shrimp turn pink

[MarxSchmarx]

Does anybody know why shrimp turns pink when you cook it?

[bcbm]

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[Black Sheep]

Yum, shrimp.
Let's drag the nets, lieutenant Dan!

[Lenina Rosenweg]

Shrimp turn pink because they're social democrats. Lobsters, on the other hand ...

[S.Artesian]

Does anybody know why shrimp turns pink when you cook it?

Yes, the heat causes a chemical change to the keratin in their shells, producing the pink color.

Some shrimp shell keratin pink without being cooked-- ergo pink flamingos which live on a shrimp diet.