Baby carrots
Most bags labeled baby carrots aren't baby anything.
They're full-grown carrots run through a machine that cuts and tumbles them down into smooth, uniform two-inch nubs, a product the industry calls "baby-cut" carrots. True baby carrots, pulled young from the ground, are a different and far rarer thing.
That matters for flavor. Baby-cut carrots are bred for sweetness and yield, then sanded smooth, so they taste milder than a good whole carrot. The white blush you sometimes see on older ones is just the cut surface drying out, not spoilage.
For the full story on the vegetable, see carrots.
