Wednesday, 3 June 2009

Is carrot a fruit?

The carrot is a root vegetable usually orange or purple, red, white, and yellow in colour, with a crisp texture when fresh. The edible part of a carrot is a taproot. It is a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. It has been bred for its greatly enlarged and more palatable, less woody-textured edible taproot, but is still the same species.


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Carrot is a fruit or vegetable ?

The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a root vegetable, usually orange or white, or red-white blend in colour, with a crisp texture when fresh. The edible part of a carrot is a taproot. It is a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. It has been bred for its greatly enlarged and more palatable, less woody-textured edible taproot, but is still the same species.It is a biennial plant which grows a rosette of leaves in the spring and summer, while building up the stout taproot, which stores large amounts of sugars for the plant to flower in the second year. The flowering stem grows to about 1 metre (3 ft) tall, with an umbel of white flowers. orange vegetable, the edible root of a leafy green plant. It is eaten by rabbits, horses, and humans. It is used in a number of culinary preparations, or can be eaten raw. Carrots contain sugars, complex carbohydrates, and dietary fiber. The root gets its color from beta-carotene, which animal digestion can absorb as vitamin A.
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Monday, 1 June 2009

Is carrot a Fruit or a Vegetable?

The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange or purple, red, white, and yellow in colour, with a crisp texture when fresh. The edible part of a carrot is a taproot. It is a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. It has been bred for its greatly enlarged and more palatable, less woody-textured edible taproot, but is still the same species.
Done by:Low Qiu En

Is the carrot a fruit?

The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange or purple, red, white, and yellow in colour, with a crisp texture when fresh. The edible part of a carrot is a taproot.The carrot It has been bred for its greatly enlarged and more palatable, less woody-textured edible taproot, but is still the same species.
JieYi

Is the carrot a fruit?

The carrot is a root vegetable and not a fruit. The carrot has a thick, fleshy, deeply colored root, which grows underground, and feathery green leaves that emerge above ground. Carrots are an excellent source of antioxidant compounds, and the richest vegetable source of the pro-vitamin A carotenes. The part that we eat is the taproot.

Is carrot a fruit or vegetable?

The carrot is a root vegetable usually orange or purple, red, white, and yellow in colour, with a crisp texture when fresh. The edible part of a carrot is a taproot. It is a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. It has been bred for its greatly enlarged and more palatable, less woody-textured edible taproot, but is still the same species.

Is carrot a fruit? (by zilin)

No. Carrot is not a fruit.Carrot is a vegetable and it is a root plant.It grows underground and has vitamins and minerals that will improve our eyesight.It also gives us energy and it is tasty.we can eat it raw,in salads and in cakes like carrotcake.I like to eat it raw as it is crunchy and sweet.I also like them in salads as it gos well with other fresh vegetables.