Carrots offer a variety of nutrients with whole-body benefits
Parents who offer carrots as snacks for their kids and a certain cartoon bunny whose favorite snack is carrots, will tell you that carrots are good for you. Yet for all of the hype, are carrots nutritious after all?
It’s true! There’s a bunch of nutrition packed into those orange-colored treats. Let’s dig in and talk about some of the basic nutrients found in carrots.
Grimmway Farms® offers carrots in a wide range of cuts and colors to grocers around the world. Carrots provide a host of nutrients with whole-body benefits. One three-ounce serving of baby carrots is fat-free, low-calorie, a good source of fiber, and provides approximately 65% of the Daily Value for Vitamin A.
For such a crunchy treat, carrots contain a higher water content than you might think. Carrots are about 87% water, which helps contribute to overall fluid intake as part of a balanced diet.
Carrots also may help you get your glow on. Some research suggests that snacking on a single serving of carrots just three times a week can increase skin carotenoid levels by 10.8%. Skin carotenoids are associated with antioxidant protection and skin health (American Society for Nutrition, 2024).
And, did you know that nutrient content and flavor vary by the color of the carrot? Each color of carrot, orange, yellow, red, purple, and white, offers a distinctly different flavor and set of health benefits.
A rainbow of color, flavor, and nutrition
Orange carrots are refreshing, sweet, and contain a carotenoid called beta-carotene. Your body converts beta-carotene into vitamin A, which helps support vision, skin, and immune function.
Yellow carrots contain a carotenoid called lutein, which helps support eye and heart health. And they’re the sweetest of the bunch!
Purple carrots boast an earthy flavor and contain anthocyanins with antioxidant activity that helps support healthy joints.
Red carrots have a sweet flavor, similar to orange carrots, and contain a carotenoid called lycopene. Lycopene has antioxidant activity that can help support heart and skin health. Red carrots are sold organically under the Cal-Organic Farms® label and are available seasonally from December through May.
Last but not least, white carrots are mild in flavor with a trace of earthiness. White carrots contain dietary fiber that support a healthy digestive system.
Happy crunching!
Source: Trying to eat more vegetables? Snacking on carrots might help – American Society for Nutrition
About Grimmway Farms®
Grimmway Farms traces its roots to a produce stand opened by the Grimm brothers in the early 1960s and has grown into one of the world’s largest producers of carrots. Headquartered in Bakersfield, California, Grimmway supplies more than 65 USA-grown organic crops year-round under brands including Cal-Organic Farms and Bunny-Luv. Grimmway Farms is committed to caring for its customers and employees, continuously improving its operations, and supporting the communities it serves for generations to come.