Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While carrots come in many colors, orange carrots have been the most popular due to their sweetness and color. [Related: Carrots ...

Just like purple tomatoes can exist, carrots also pop up in various colors. While you might be used to seeing the bright tangerine-hued vegetables at the supermarkets, there are a host of other ...

Purple carrots? But do they taste any different? August is the month that heirloom varieties and modern hybrids cavort in the farmers’ markets around town. Heirlooms are persnickety, and take longer ...

Researchers have uncovered the three genes responsible for the orange color of carrots in a study of 600 carrot genomes. Carotenoids, the pigments that give carrots their color, are precursors of ...

We have the Arabs to thank for introducing carrots (Daucos carota) to Western Europe. Two distinct subspecies led to the domesticated carrot. The subspecies D. carota sativus, native to Turkey, was ...

Shopping for fresh produce can be confusing, and there are definitely red and green flags to watch out for at the store. While you assume everything in that fruit or veggie bin is fresh, how do you ...

Carrots aren't exactly the most glamorous vegetable. They usually just kind of sit there on the side of your plate, providing a cheerful, golden-orange contrast to other vegetables. We eat a lot of ...

COLLEGE STATION – In the late 1980s, Dr. Leonard Pike stood at a roadside vegetable market in Russia and watched a produce man chop, chop, chop much like a butcher slicing deli meat. When he was ...

Genome sequencing reveals how carrots have become good at accumulating carotenoids, the pigment compounds that give them their characteristic colors and nutritional richness. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC ...

In the late 1980s, Dr. Leonard Pike stood at a roadside vegetable market in Russia and watched a produce man chop, chop, chop much like a butcher slicing deli meat. When he was finished, the thin, ...

Carrot dip is a creamy dip made from blending raw or cooked carrots with other ingredients that make the final dip taste sweet, savory, or even smoky. You can serve carrot dip as a snack or appetizer ...