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Parsnips vs carrots: How each root vegetable supports your health

Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN Carrots supply 30% of the vitamin A in the typical American diet.Parsnips have ...
Verywell Health on MSN

Beets vs. carrots: Which root vegetable packs more vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber?

Key TakeawaysCarrots are a rich source of antioxidants, vitamins, and beta-carotene, which has skin and eye health ...
Los Angeles Times

Celery root salad with carrot top vinaigrette

I was checking out at the grocery store the other day when the clerk asked whether I wanted the green tops removed from my carrots. I started to reflexively answer “yes,” as I always have except for ...
The Spokesman-Review

Ask Dr. Universe: Process of photosynthesis stores sugar in roots of carrots

Roasted and soft. Raw and crunchy. Baked into a cake. I love eating all kinds of carrots. I asked my friend Tim Waters why those orange veggies are so tasty. He studies vegetable crops at Washington ...
The Washington Post

Outfoxing an autumn pest: The carrot root maggot

My friend Brandy could be proud of her kitchen garden this fall. Her beautiful raised beds were tidy, the dark soil in them fertile. That’s what gave her kale and cabbages their powdery blue tint, a ...
Yahoo

Don’t Pick Yet—Here’s When Carrots Are at Their Best

Don’t Pick Yet—Here’s When Carrots Are at Their Best originally appeared on Dengarden. If you’ve planted orange, purple or golden carrots, few moments are more exciting than watching healthy carrot ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Carrot genome reveals the roots of its orange colour and high nutrition

The humble supermarket carrot owes its deep orange colour to a newly found gene, according to an analysis of the full carrot genome. Researchers identified more than 32,000 genes in a typical orange ...
Columbus Dispatch

Shorter varieties of carrots solve root of growing issue

Eh, what’s up, Doc? Carrots — that’s what’s up, even in the heavy clay soils of central Ohio. The classic Bugs Bunny-type carrot — long and tapering — can be challenging to grow in vegetable gardens ...
komonews

Getting to the root of the sugar debate about carrots

Crunchy and sweet, carrots are a popular snack for kids and adults. But diet plans like South Beach and Keto make some people wonder whether the sugar content is too high. Consumer Reports gets to the ...
BioTechniques

Getting to the root of carrots’ color

Researchers have uncovered the three genes responsible for the orange color of carrots in a study of 600 carrot genomes. Carotenoids, the pigments that give carrots their color, are precursors of ...
Chicago Tribune

The baby carrot and the stick: We root out the difference

The baby carrot is getting its moment in the spotlight. A group of vegetable processors and packers calling themselves “A Bunch of Carrot Farmers” are paying for a $25 million campaign to make the ...