Carrots Nutritional Benefits:
Carrots are root vegetables that belong to the plant family of Apiaceae
and botanically known as Daucus Carota. Carrots are crunchy and
naturally sweet delicious in taste, and the rich content of anti
oxidants,
Vitamin A and other vital phytonutrients, make these vegetables
to add to the diet very frequently for its amazing nutritional and
health benefits. Carrots are grown and found in every region of the
world and available round the year.
The essential phyto nutrients found in carrots are anti oxidants such
as beta carotene, alpha carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin, crypto-xanthin-B,
and it is very rich in Vitamin A. The other vitamins found in carrots
are Vitamin K, Vitamin C, and Vitamin B complex constituents like
folates, pyridoxine, riboflavin, thiamin, pantothenic acid, and niacin.
It contains minerals like potassium, sodium, copper, zinc, selenium,
manganese, copper, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorous. In addition to
these, it consists of zero cholesterol, carbohydrates, proteins, fats,
dietary fiber. All these nutrients attribute to provide nutritional and
surprising health benefits.
Carrots nutritional benefits include; the phytochemicals known as
falcarinol and falcarindiol found only in carrots lower the risk of
cancers such as colon cancer, lung cancer effectively and as such eating
of carrots prevent many type of cancers. The rich content of Vitamin A
and beta carotene found in carrots prevent cataract of eyes, improves
vision, prevent night blindness, prevent macular degeneration. Further
beta carotene prevents cell damage and improve cell metabolism thereby
slows down aging process
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