Fantastic Carrots And Where To Find Them

Lucas Zardo
Nov 1 · 2 min read

A brief article for the love of carrots.

Is there a plant more fantastic than a carrot? Can’t think of one.

How does a vegetable grows on earth, expanding its single root deep in the ground and become orange and sweet?

Of the most diverse nutrients that carrots have, one stands out: joy. Can you think of another fresh food that can provide more joy while chewing than carrots?


Quick facts about carrots:

  1. You can buy carrots from China on Alibaba, although it’s hard to find a supplier that sells less than 10 tons.
  2. China produces 45% of the world’s carrots.
  3. Various languages still use the same word for “carrot” as they do for “root”, as for Dutch wortel.
  4. There is an entry for the carrot on De Materia Medica, a pharmacopeia of medicinal plants and medicines written between 50 and 70 CE by Pedanius Dioscorides, a Greek physician in the Roman army.
  5. A study reported that 50mg of beta carotene, the component responsible for the orange color of carrots, every other day prevented long-term cognitive decline.
  6. By the way, carotene is named after the Latin word carota — carrot.
  7. According to USDA, 1 small carrot (5–1/2" long, 50 g) 204% of the daily Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of Vitamin A.

Veni Vidi Vici. Digital oil on canvas. Lucas Zardo. 2019.

Next time you eat a carrot, think about a minute how fantastic it is. How can nature provide an orange, sweet and tasteful root?

Next time you eat one:

  • Enjoy the chewing noise. Croc-croc.
  • Feel the sweetness.
  • Remember how happy are your eyes with Vitamin A.
  • Thank God (or Annapurna, or Hapi or nature itself, you got it) for this amazing piece of food.

Lucas Zardo

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I love to build things. Currently creating my first indie game.

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