How do they make baby carrots?

Answer 1

Some types of carrot are naturally small-growing, and others are just harvested early.

-- While this may have been true some time ago, the truth is that now nearly 100% of baby carrots sold in stores are regular full grown carrots which have been cut down to a small and somewhat uniform size.

Most of the carrots used to make baby carrots are ones which would have only been sold for animal feed or simply thrown away due to small cosmetic defects. By taking these carrots and cutting them down the farmers lose less of their crop while providing a healthy snack to us overeating Americans.

Answer 2

Baby carrots are actually not a separate type of carrot; they are a smaller, more slender version of regular carrots that are cut and peeled to appear as small baby-sized vegetables. They are typically produced by cutting and shaping larger, imperfect carrots into uniform baby-sized pieces, and then polishing them to remove any blemishes.