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How Much Do You Know About Carrots?

Carrot, a root vegetable, can be as small as two inches or as long as three feet, ranging in diameter from one-half of an inch … Continue reading How Much Do You Know About Carrots?


carrotsCarrot, a root vegetable, can be as small as two inches or as long as three feet, ranging in diameter from one-half of an inch to over two inches.

Carrots are perhaps best known for their rich supply of the antioxidant nutrient, that was actually named for them, beta-carotene. However, carrots are the source of not only beta-carotene, but also of a wide variety of other health-supporting nutrients.

Antioxidant benefits such as cardiovascular and anti-cancer benefits are the best-researched areas of health, with respect to dietary intake of carrots.

Vitamin A, which is known to boost good eyes, can also be found in carrot.

So add carrots to your menu by simply blending them into fruit juice or eat it and experience it’s crunchy texture.