General Information
Baby White carrots are tapered and thin, roughly cylindrical with nearly coreless roots. Their color, ivory white with shades of earth is directly correlated with their sweet, mild carrot flavor with nuances of earth. Baby White carrots have a crisp texture which lacks any overt succulence, regardless of the root’s high water content.
The White carrot lacks the pigment found in other carrot varieties giving it a lower nutritional value, however, it does contain health-promoting phytochemicals: natural bioactive compounds that work with nutrients and dietary fibre to protect against disease.
History
The white carrot’s origins can be found in the area known as the Fertile Crescent, a region in the Middle East that spans from present day Afghanistan to Pakistan and Iran. It was first domesticated in the Mediterranean region circa the 8th Century. The first illustration of a White carrot, labeled No 23 Karettes Daucus Carota, was featured in an Italian Herbal catalog in 1500.
