Carrots

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About

Carrots can be eaten in lots of ways. Only 3% of the β-carotene in raw carrots is released during digestion. This can be improved to 39% by pulping, cooking and adding cooking oil.

Alternatively they may be chopped and boiled, fried or steamed, and cooked in soups and stews, as well as baby and pet foods. A well known dish is carrots julienne.

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Grated carrots are used in carrot cakes , as well as carrot puddings, an old English dish thought to have originated in the early 1800s. The greens are edible as a leaf vegetable, but are rarely eaten by humans. Together with onion and celery, carrots are one of the primary vegetables used in a mirepoix to make various broths.

The carrot gets its characteristic and bright orange colour from β-carotene, which is metabolized into vitamin A in humans when bile salts are present in the intestines. Massive overconsumption of carrots can cause carotenosis, a benign condition in which the skin turns orange. Carrots are also rich in dietary fibre, antioxidants, and minerals.

Lack of Vitamin A can cause poor vision , including night vision, and vision can be restored by adding Vitamin A back into the diet.

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Created: August 30, 1999 Last updated: over 4 years ago