Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Carrots - What Do You Know

Over the next 6 days I'm going to be asking you some questions about carrots.

Carotenoids, a phytochemical, give carrots their yellow, red and orange hues. But do you know what gives purple carrots their purple color?

hint - it's not the carotenoids.

What gives purple carrots their purple hue is anthocyanims. These are very potent antioxidants which have anti-inflammatory effects as well. Look at the other post in the list to learn more about anthocyanims.

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