
Fantastic Carrots And Where To Find Them
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:
- You can buy carrots from China on Alibaba, although it’s hard to find a supplier that sells less than 10 tons.
- China produces 45% of the world’s carrots.
- Various languages still use the same word for “carrot” as they do for “root”, as for Dutch wortel.
- 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.
- 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.
- By the way, carotene is named after the Latin word carota — carrot.
- According to USDA, 1 small carrot (5–1/2" long, 50 g) 204% of the daily Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of Vitamin A.

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:
