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Carrot Nutrition:
Health Benefits, Vitamins and Nutrition
There are lots of health benefits and
nutrition in carrots, they provide a range of
essential vitamins and nutrients. This healthy
vegetable is enriched in goodness and vitality. The
health benefits
of carrots include vitamin A, vitamin B3, vitamin C,
vitamin E and Carotene. Raw carrots benefits: these
vegetables are full of nutrients including potassium,
calcium, iron and zinc. Take care not to overcook
carrots as this will significantly reduce the amount of
essential vitamins and nutrients. |
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Carrot
Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
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The first
carrots that were grown were purple in color! Orange
carrots later originated from Holland. Carrots are
also available in yellow and white colours
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Carrots are very
healthy and contain varied vitamins, carotene and
other essential nutrients such as potassium,
calcium, iron and zinc
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There are lots
of recipes for carrots as they are versatile and can
be cooked in many ways, for example, you can bake,
roast, boil, microwave, steam and mash carrots
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Health
Benefits Carrots: this vegetable forms retinal and a
lack of retinal can cause night blindness
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Carrot
Nutrition: What are Carrots?
Carrots are an extremely well known, popular
healthy and nutritional root vegetable that is
versatile enough to be cooked in many different ways
- all of which give this nutritional vegetable a
different flavor. Carrots can be eaten either raw of
cooked and to a taste to suit everybody; many
children like raw carrots as they are sweet flavored.
Carrots are usually orange in color, vary in size
and have fresh, green leafy tops.
Carrot
Nutrition:
History and Information
Carrots common carrot is the color of
orange. However, when carrots were first grown in the
middle ages, they were purple! The orange carrot was
produced later and originated from Holland, and was
introduced to other countries during the 17th and 18th
centuries. White carrots have also been grown over the
years, and although they are more of a rarity these
days, they are still eaten in France. |
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Carrot Nutrition Cooked: Calories Carrots - Health
Benefits and Nutrition
Carrots
are low in calories, and a very good, healthy vegetable
particularly when eaten raw. The amount of calories
in carrots depends on the way that the
carrot is cooked for example if the carrot is
baked, grilled, roasted, steamed, microwaved or boiled. The
following calorie guide can be used to calculate the
amount of calories in carrot:
Calories in Carrot per 100 grams:
Grated Carrot
Nutrition - 37 calories
Old Carrot Nutrition - 35 calories
Old Boiled Carrot Nutrition - 24 calories
Young Carrot Nutrition - 30 calories
Young Boiled Carrot Nutrition - 22 calories
Canned Carrot Nutrition - 20 calories
Frozen Boiled Carrot Nutrition - 22 calories
Baby Carrot Nutrition - 19 calories |
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Carrot
Nutrition: Are
Carrots Good For Your Eyesight?
- Health Benefits and Nutritional Content
The theory that carrots can improve
your eyesight came from the Second World War when radar
systems were positioned along the coasts of England in
1939 to spot the enemy. It was the Germans who formed
the opinion that the English had great night vision as
they ate so many carrots. However, there is some truth
behind the eyesight theory as carrots do form retinal
and a lack of retinal can result in night blindness.
Carrot
Nutrition: Picking and Storing
(Maintaining Nutritional Benefits)
Carrots are that healthiest and
tastiest. When they are home grown or organic. Always
look for the freshest carrots and avoid the tired old
ones that are marked, bruised and feel limp of soft as
the carrots will have lost a lot of their health
benefits, vitamins and nutrients. Look for fresh looking
carrots that are rich in color and health as these will
contain the most nutritional value. Look for thin young
carrots as these are the tastiest and are very tender
when cooked. These particular carrots are great for
steaming but should only be steamed for a couple of
minutes only to avoid the loss of essential nutrients.
This type of carrot tastes excellent raw and it is sweet
in flavor due to the natural presence of sugar in
carrots and is particularly appealing to kids - perhaps
try adding some sticks or grated carrot to your child's
lunch box.
Store carrots in a cool airy place or
even in the refrigerator where they will keep fine for
up to several days. |
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Carrot
Nutrition:
Preparing
for Cooking
The richest source of vitamins and
nutrients is found in the carrot skin and the layer
directly beneath it, therefore, when peeling carrots, be
very careful not to peel too much skin if any at all as
you will be peeling away the most nutritional and
healthiest part of the vegetable.
Carrot Nutrition: Cooking Tips
There are lots of carrot recipes as
this versatile root vegetable can be added to many
different dishes. Carrots can be used to make cakes,
soups, salads, coleslaw, dips, stews, broths, casseroles
and as an accompany to meat and potato dishes. Carrots
can be cooked in many ways including roasting, baking,
stir frying, boiling, roasting and steaming. Different
cooking methods produce different tastes from sweet to savoury. |
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Health
experts and nutritionists believe that a well-balanced
diet that includes at least five portions of fruit and
vegetables per day will help to considerably improve our
lifestyles and ultimately extend our lives |
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