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What is the compound in carrots and what does it actually do to protect your eyes?
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∙ 9y ago
Carrots get their characteristic bright orange color from beta-carotene along with alpha and gamma-carotene. Carotenes are partly metabolized into vitamin A which has multiple functions.
- Growth and development
- Maintenance of the immune system
- Needed by the retina for good vision
- Important in cell growth
- It is known as an antioxidant
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