Cosmic Purple Carrot - Heirloom, Open-Pollinated, non-Hybrid Victory Seeds®

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Cosmic Purple Carrot

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Cosmic Purple
60 days — Thanks to the work of Dr. Philipp Simon and staff at the USDA ARS in Madison, Wisconsin, a whole rainbow of colored carrots are becoming available. Although purple colored carrots have been cultivated in Afghanistan, Turkey and Middle East since about 900 A.D., this variety was released in 2005.

It is bright purple on the outside and orange on the inside. They make an interesting and tasty, sweet addition to a veggie platter. Six to eight inch long, sweet Danvers-type carrot.

According to the USDA^[1], purple carrots contain the pigments (and antioxidants) anthocyanin, beta carotene and alpha carotene which they report as benefiting health by helping to prevent heart disease and strokes. Each packet contains one gram, which is approximately 650 seeds.

Sources:

"Pigment Power in Carrot Colors", USDA ARS Vegetable Research Service