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Growing Organic Carrots: What to do with “Carrot Tops”

July 18, 2013


Growing Organic Carrots: Looking for a use for carrot tops or greens.

Few Facts: Naturally sweet, delicious and crunchy, carrots [1] are healthy additions you can make to the vegetable list in your diet. Indeed these root vegetables comes with wholesome health benefiting compounds such as beta-carotene, vitamin A, minerals and anti-oxidants in ample amounts.

Botanically these taproots belong to the apiaceae or umbelliferous family of the genus; Daucus and known scientifically as Daucus carota. The other close apiaceae members include parsnips, parsley [2], dill [3], cumin etc.

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