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Carrots

Facts About Carrots

Queen Anne's Lace

This flower, called Queen Anne's Lace, is actually a Wild Carrot!

• Carrots are a root vegetable.
• Carrots are a member of the Umbelliferae family, which also includes plants such as dill, fennel, parsley, parsnip, caraway and celery.
• In the 15th century, English women wore lacy carrot leaves in their hair.
• The scientific name for carrots is Daucus carota.
• Most people think all carrots are orange, but they can range in color from white to yellow to crimson!
• When carrots were first cultivated in Central Asia, the most common varieties were green and purple.
• The first carrots were not grown for food; they were to be used as medicine.
• One medium carrot counts as one serving of vegetables.
• Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, a substance our bodies convert into vitamin A.
• The Spanish word for carrot is zanahoria.
• The French word for carrot is carotte.
• The Italian word for carrot is la carota.
• The German word for carrot is karotte.