Carrot,Daucus carota,Origin and Archeology of Carrot,Modern Researches.
Article Content:
- .Basic Botanical Data of Carrot.
- .Brief History of Carrot.
- .The Beginnings of Carrot.
- .Origin and Archeology of Carrot.
- .Pigment Power in Carrot Colour.
- .Different coloured carrots.
- .Carrot Phytochemicals and it's benefit.
- .Functions,Applications of Carrot.
- .Tips of Carrots Benefit our bodies.
- .Carrot Health Benefits.
- .Alternative Medicinal Uses,Medicinal Use,Action of Carrot.
- .Dosage and Administration of Carrot.
- .Cautions on Use of Carrot.
- .Modern Researches of Carrot.
- .Research Update:Carrot or Daucus carota.
Pigment Power in Carrot Colour.
Have you ever seen a purple carrot? How about white, yellow, or red? Most people haven't, even though such carrots have existed for hundreds of years. You may see them in the future. Recent research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that pigments in these colourful carrots, which taste just like regular carrots, may help prevent heart disease and cancer, and reduce cholesterol. Studies examining the health benefits of fruits and vegetables are revealing the disease-preventive powers of the pigments that give plants their distinctive colours.
Orange carrots get their colour from beta carotene, a pigment the body converts to vitamin A. Vitamin A deficiency, although rare in the United States, poses a major public health problem in developing countries second only to protein malnutrition.
According to the World Health Organization, vitamin A deficiency partially or totally blinds nearly 350,000 children from more than 75 countries every year. Roughly 60 percent of these children die within months of going blind. However, vitamin A deficiency is preventable.
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