About the Product

• A popular sweet-tasting root vegetable, Carrots are narrow and cone shaped.

• They have thick, fleshy, deeply colored root, which grows underground, and feathery green leaves that emerge above the ground.

• While these greens are fresh tasting and slightly bitter, the carrot roots are crunchy textured with a sweet and minty aromatic taste.

• Benefits

• Carrots provide the highest content of vitamin A of all the vegetables.

• Brightly orange colored carrots have pigments like carotenoids and flavonoids, that provide several antioxidants and act as a defense against cancer.

• They aid in maintaining oral health and also decrease the risk of stroke and other heart diseases.

Storage and Uses

• Refrigerate carrots in a mesh bag. Alternatively to retain freshness and for more longevity, trim off the greens and put whole carrots in a container of water and refrigerate.

• With this method, they stay nice and crunchy. If the water starts to look cloudy, change it with fresh water. Stored this way, carrots can last for even a month with no ill effects and dont wilt easily.

• Carrots have a mild, pleasant flavour that is great by themselves or blended with other foods.

• They are even good for stuffings and in making sauces. Carrot juice is said to be one of the most healthiest drink.

• Carrot halwa is the most popular Indian sweet made out of this vegetable. Do look up carrot jam as well.