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The beneficial properties of common carrots have been known to humans since childhood. We appreciate this vegetable for its taste, richness of vitamins, minerals and carotene, which is found in large quantities in the root vegetable. Few of us thought that initially a vegetable with a bright orange color, so useful and familiar to everyone, was purple.
In ancient times, many useful properties were attributed to this type of carrot, and for a long time it was even believed that a number of serious diseases could be cured with the help of an unusual root crop. The emergence of such superstitions is closely related to color. It is he who testifies to the high content of carotene, vitamins and minerals so necessary for the human body.
Today, carrots have firmly entered our life, have become an indispensable component of any dish. Due to its taste, they began to make juices from it, add it to vegetable salads not only boiled, but also raw.
Purple carrots are the best varieties
There are several types of this purple vegetable crop. The most popular among them are:
- "Purple Elixir";
- Dragon;
- "Cosmic Purple"
"Purple Elixir"
Purple Elixir root crops can be easily distinguished from all others by their characteristic purple-violet color on the outside. Inside, the purple carrot has a yellowish-orange core. Like most of the species, purple carrots are extremely rich in vitamins and minerals.
Dragon
Variety "Dragon" has a bright purple color on the outside and an orange core. The vegetable of this variety is sweet in taste, contains a large amount of vitamin A and beta-carotene.
"Cosmic Purple"
Cosmic Purple is also a purple-colored carrot variety, although inside, as you can see in the photo, the root vegetable is completely orange-colored. Raspberry-purple color is present only on the outside in small quantities.
Growing purple carrots
Growing such an exotic culture on your backyard is a snap. A root crop of an unusual color for us, just like its brother, common carrot, does not need special conditions for growing and does not require special care.
Purple carrot seeds are extremely rare on retail shelves, but if you really want to, they can be found on the Internet or purchased in specialized stores.
Sowing seeds in open ground should be done in early spring. In summer, the seedlings are watered, as needed, loosened, fertilized into the soil and thinned out densely growing shoots. Harvesting takes place in the last months of autumn.
Useful medicinal properties of purple carrots
Among the positive qualities of an unusual vegetable crop, the following should be noted:
- Prevents the appearance and development of cancer cells in the body.
- It has anti-inflammatory properties.
- Strengthens the immune system.
- Prevents the development of diseases of the cardiovascular system and venous disease.
- Helps to normalize blood pressure and reduce blood cholesterol.
- Improves the appearance of skin, hair, nails.
Carrots are a real storehouse of vitamins and nutrients that have come down to us since ancient times.A person's craving for exotic and unusual things for him gave rise to a surge in the popularity of the long-forgotten predecessor to all of us well-known carrots, which, thanks to its color, also turned out to be very useful for the human body.
