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Carrots

Carrots are a cultivated vegetable that are raised for their edible root. Although carrots come in many colors, the bright orange variety would be the most commonly recognized.

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Prices of carrots?

About ten cents each I'd say, though from supermarkets you can normally buy a bag of carrots for about $1.10 (Australian dollars) Carrot seeds are also not very expensive and can be purchased from most stores that sell garden products.

How many carrots does one carrot seed produce?

One seed produces one carrot. Bizarre when one carrot produces hundreds of seeds! Lots more carrot answers in the World Carrot Museum.

How many baby carrots in a pound?

This is a hard one to answer, because there are so many varieties of carrots. They come in different lengths and shapes, so some may have 5 carrots in a pound and others may have 12 carrots in a pound. You can go to your local market and see the differences.

How much does a medium carrot weigh?

A medium carrot weigh about 2.5 ounces

What color is an carrot?

The part of the carrot plant that grows underground, the part we eat, is normally orange. Other varieties are available in purple, red, white, or yellow.

Above the ground, the carrot plant has a mass of green leaves that manufacture the nutrients that are stored in the carrot root.

Are carrots healthier than potatoes?

Benefits of Carrots

  • Improved Vision - Rich in Vitamin A, its good for eyes.
  • Cancer Prevention - Contains falcarinol and falcarindiol which have anti cancer properties.
  • Anti-Aging contains beta-carotene that acts as an antioxidant to cell damage.
  • Healthy Skin - Vitamin A and antioxidants protects the skin. It can be used as facial mask by mixing grated carrot with honey. It makes your skin glow.
  • Prevent Heart Disease - Reduces cholesterol levels as it contains soluble fibers that bind with bile acids. Vitamin A in carrot also helps liver flushing out toxins from the body.

What is the green part on the top of the carrot?

The green part on top of the carrot is referred to as carrot greens, which are edible. Carrot greens are coarse and grainy when eaten raw, and compare to celery. Some think they are too stringy to use, and have a bitter taste with a bit of sweetness. They are thought to have about the same nutritional value as the carrot root.

Are baby carrots kosher?

Raw carrots are kosher, as long as the utensils used to cut it are clean (although some would insist that the utensils must be kosher as well). People who keep strictly kosher will not eat food that has been cooked with any non-kosher product. They would also not eat it if it was cooked in a non-kosher pot.

What is the shape of carrot?

A carrot is made of tacos. That's why they only grow in Mexico.

Is it true carrots make your eyes see better or is it just an excuse from parents to make their children eat carrots?

During ww1 or ww2 i dont remember the english, to cover up there invention of radars, let out that all the pilots started eating carrots to get better eye sight.

Do raw carrots have salt in them?

The concentration of sodium in raw carrots is very low.

Is carrot a storage root?

Potatoes grow at the root of a potato plant. If you have ever grown potatoes than you will know that they have green leafy stems above ground and that the potatoes grow below ground. Sweet potatoes specifically are tuberous roots which function as a storage center of nutrients.

Do Carrots Scream?

Not as far as I know. Even when I'm peeling carrots, I've never heard a squeak out of them.

How often can rabbits eat carrots?

Yes, but they're very sugary so they should be considered a treat: a couple bites of carrot every couple days or so is enough.

Carrot greens, on the other hand, are very healthy and widely loved by rabbits!

Are carrots dyed orange?

if you get the rigt soloution my friend dyes her hair with coolaide what you do is take the coolaide then you put it as a powder in some conditioner if you don't have that buy some $1 conditioner and mix it in together with a bowl or something take about 2 tablespoons of conditioner and 2 tablespoons of coolaideit should last a week depending on hair color but it is truly imposible to use carrots if you use coolaide be careful with the color make it the color you want

Is it bad to soak carrots in water?

Soaking carrots in cool, fresh water before you peel them will make them crisper. If they soak too long they will begin splitting. That does no harm to the taste or nutritional value.

What are the yellow and orange pigments found in carrots?

The pigment is known as carotene, which is an orange photosynthetic pigment, which just means it is a pigment found in chloroplasts responsible for catching light energy used in photosynthesis.

Should carrots be kept in the refrigerator?

Any kind of processed fruit or vegetable requires refrigeration. Baby carrots have been processed, should be treated as potentially hazardous food, and should not be left unrefrigerated for more than a couple hours.

If you do leave them out on accident, they might be okay to eat. They just might get "uncrisp" or dry out.

"Baby" carrots are not really baby carrots, by the way. They're just bits and pieces left over from processing for other uses. The pieces are rounded off at the ends so they look like immature carrots. Real baby carrots are far smaller in diameter than the carrots you see in stores.

Are peas and carrots safe for dogs?

They can have them, but meat products are best for them.

When were carrots introduced to England?

The carrot (Daucus carota) is a root vegetable native to Europe and southwestern Asia. European settlers introduced the carrot to Colonial America in the 17th century.

Are carrots good for dogs?

Raw vegetables are not okay for dogs because they cannot be digested, which will cause blockages in the digestive system.

However they can eat cooked vegetables, including cooked carrots

In the wild, dogs get their vegetables from the intestines and stomachs of the prey they have killed, as it has effectively been "cooked" inside the prey. You can replicate this by adding a little bit of cooked vegetables into their usual dog food, but not too much as to put them off it.