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"The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond." - so said screen legend Mae West

Go For the Crunch

12 Things You Didn’t Know About Carrots

Carrot Calorie Crunch Healthy Eating Plan

But she would have been missing out on a whole host of benefits provided by the carrot!

Carrots are packed full of nutrients and are an essential addition to everyone's diet and a great way to help towards your 'Five a Day'. They are a very good source of Vitamin A, which helps eyesight, skin, growth and helps the body fight infection. They also contain vitamins K,C and B6, B1 and B2, calcium and potassium.

Unlike most other vegetables (though not all), carrots are more nutritious when eaten cooked than eaten raw (except when juiced).

Carrots provide protection against a number of conditions:

Nutrition facts

Based on 100g of carrots, raw

	Kcal	35
	Fat	0.3
	Saturates (g)	0.1
	Carbohydrates	7.9
	Sugars (g)	7.4
	Sodium	0.025
	NSP Fibres (g)	2.4
	Carotene (mcg)	12,472
	Folate	12
	Vitamin (mg)	6

Source: McCance & Widdowson's 'The Composition of Foods', Sixth Summary Edition