Carrots

📖 In short

The carrot is a plant whose long, sweet orange root we eat. It's grown in fields and gardens, and eaten raw and crunchy, cooked in soup or grated in salad. It's very good for your eyes and skin.

🤩 Did you know?

Carrots grow from tiny seeds.
Carrots contain vitamins like B1 and a little C.
Rabbits love carrots, but they need hay and leafy greens more.
Eating a huge amount of carrots can make your skin turn a little orange!

🔎 Find out more

🌟 A root we eat

The part of the carrot we eat is the root that grows underground, where the plant stores food and sugar. The green feathery leaves grow above the ground.

🔍 Why is it orange?

Carrots contain an orange substance called carotene, which your body turns into vitamin A, important for seeing, especially in dim light, and for healthy skin.

💡 Not always orange

Long ago carrots were purple, yellow or white! Then farmers grew orange carrots, which became the most common. You can still find purple carrots.

🎯 Grow your own carrots

Carrot seeds are tiny. Sow them in fine soil, water them regularly, and after two or three months pull gently on the leaves, and out comes the carrot!