A veggie of the day
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Carrot
Latin:
Daucus carota
Biennial plant of the celery family cultivated for its orange-yellow roots. It is widely found in Europe, Asia, north Africa and America.
100 g of carrots– 31 kcal
It contains carbohydrates, protein, carotene, vitamins B1, B2, B6, C, E, H, K, PP as well as calcium, iron, potassium, copper.
Eagle vision at night
Thanks to the combination of vitamins and mineral salts carrots prevents anaemia and improves vision in the dark.
Golden tan
Carrots have the largest content of beta-carotene of all vegetables. For that reasons eating carrots strengthens the body’s resistance to the harmful effects of ultraviolet light, giving skin smoothness and healthy colour.
The pre-carrot was black!
Carrot jewellery
In England, during the reign of Elizabeth I, carrot roots, leaves and flowers were used to adorn clothing and hats.
Carrots come from Asia. It was already known in ancient times – the Greeks and Romans used it as a medicinal plant. The then carrots were almost black in colour, as a result of its mutation yellow varieties soon appeared and only as late as the 18th century, thanks to French gardeners, it had gotten its appetizing orange colour.
Carrot jewellery
In England, during the reign of Elizabeth I, carrot roots, leaves and flowers were used to adorn clothing and hats.
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