10 interesting facts about Carrots

Lets  go through some interesting  facts about the  common root vegetable Carrot.

• The word carrot originated from the french word carotte which itself was derived form the Indian word ker which means horn.

• The original ancestor species of carrot were from Persia .Wild carrots were   selectively bred over the centuries to form the  carrot species that  is being commonly cultivated today. 

• Carrot seeds which dated up to 3000 BC were found in Germany.

• Carrots get its orange color primarily from  β carotene
  

•  Over 36 Million tonnes of carrot are produced worldwide for human consumption. per year

• China is the largest producer of carrots in the world and produces 45 % of the total world production.

Holtville Carrot Festival

• Holtville a city in California  calls itself the  "carrot capital of world".It holds an annual festival which is devoted entirely to carrot.

• The composition of carrot: 88% water, 4.7% sugar  2.6% protein, 1% ash,  0.2% fat,

• The cultivated carrots are divided into 2 types:Eastern Carrot and Western  Carrots.

• The most devastating disease that affect carrot is alternaria (leaf blight).

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