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The original colour of carrots would be:
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Orange
A king loved the colour orange so he got all purple, white and black carrots dyed orange.
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∙ 11y agoThe earliest known carrots were from Afghanistan and were purple in colour. Elsewhere in Central Asia other variant colours were found, including white and yellow. It is believed that the orange may have come about from a mutation that increased the amount of carotene, which gave it the orange colour and that this probably happened in Europe (although some argue that the additional carotene could have been deliberately added). It is also suggested by some that once the orange carrot was discovered, it was popularised in Holland where it was promoted as a vegetable that could represent and celebrate William of Orange. Other colour varieties are still available but have not had the commercial success seen with the orange variety.
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Are purple carrots GM?
No. Purple is the original color of the carrots. Orange came around much later then purple through cross breading certain carrots. http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history.html
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Corey has 12 carrots he puts 4 carrots in each bag. how many bags of carrots does he have?
3. unless the original 12 carrots came in a bag then 4. unless its a riddle then i give up.
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beta carotene
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Just add the original color to it.
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Because Orange is his fav color
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Does boiling carrots destroy the nutrients?
A recent study by University of Parma's Nicoletta Pellegrini, PhD found that boiling carrots actually increased the levels of carotenoids, compared to raw carrots. Carotenoids are what give carrots their orange color.
