Carrot - The best eye protector

 Carrot

Introduction

Carrot is root vegetable.The carrot is a biennial plant in the umbellifer family, Apieceae. scientific name is duacus carota.They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground. carrots are crunchy,tasty and highly nutritious root vegetable.orange color is well known color of carrot.but carrot found in various colors like purple, yellow,red white. The variation in colours is caused by the pigments that are present in these carrots. It is use in salads and soups.bright color carrot has high carotene content.all parts of a carrot are edible like leaves,roots.Carrots are cool-season crops which can be planted in early Spring and left in the ground all summer for harvest in the fall. Carrots grow best in a well-draining, loose, sandy soil which is free of large rocks and has a pH between 5.5 and 7.0. 

Carrot native

Carrot is native of Europe and southwestern Asia.

Carrot Description

The carrot plant has a rosette of 8-12 leaves above the ground.fleshy conical shape Taproot grows under the ground.the plant produces small red,white or purple color flowers.the roots grows near about 5 to 50 cm.the plant foliage hieght grows up to 150cm.

Carrot Nutritional values

Calories,fibers, Sugar, Protein,Fat, Sodium, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Beta Carotene,Lutein,zeaxnthin

Health benefits of carrots

1) carrots are good for eye health.

2) carrots helps to improve immunity power.

3) polyacetylenes, beta carotene, and lutein from carrot juice extract may be effective against human leukemia cells which is beneficial for prevent from cancer type diseases.

4) carrot juice boosts blood sugar control due to the anti-inflammatory effect of its anthocyanin pigments.

5) Carrot juice provides vitamin C and beta carotene, two antioxidants that may protect your skin from damage. Vitamin C is also necessary for the production of collagen, which strengthens skin.

6) The potassium and antioxidants in carrot juice may help lower blood pressure and decrease risk factors for heart disease.

7) Due to its high amount of anti-inflammatory carotenoids, carrot juice may protect your liver against conditions like NAFLD(Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease).

8) carrots are good content of fiber which helps to weight loss.

9) Fiber makes your stool bulky which helps it pass smoothly through the digestive tract and prevents conditions like constipation.fibers improve digestion.

10) The high fibre quotient of carrots also boosts heart health removing excess LDL cholesterol from the walls of arteries and blood vessels. 

11) carrot contain potassium which helps relax the tension in your blood vessels and arteries, which enhances the blood flow circulation and brings down your elevated BP.

12) provitamin A carotenoids which help your body fight infections.