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Purple carrot
Purple carrot
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These special roots are a picture to behold: deep purple in color with a white core. Even healthier than orange carrots.
These special, deep purple roots usually have a white or yellowish core: beautiful to see. A nice alternative to the 'ordinary carrots'.
The taste is slightly less sweet than that of our orange carrots, and they are also slightly less juicy and crunchy. What they more than make up for with their special appearance.
The taste is slightly less sweet than that of our orange carrots, and they are also slightly less juicy and crunchy. What they more than make up for with their special appearance.
- Variety name: Deep Purple F1
- Family: carrot
- Number per compartment: 16
- Height: 30 to 40 cm
- Sowing time: mid-March to mid-August
- Sowing depth: 0.5 cm
- Germination time: between 10 and 21°C in 10 to 15 days
- Time to harvest: from 10 to 14 weeks
- Sunlight: preferably in full sun (then they become nice and sweet)
What is special about this purple carrot?
All carrots are rich in vitamins A, B1, B2 and B6, C, and a large dose of beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the body. In addition, they contain the minerals calcium and potassium (for strong bones) and also lots of fiber for healthy bowel function.
Don't flatten out the leaves either: full of vitamins and minerals such as calcium, potassium, vitamins C and K.
Purple carrots are also rich in a unique type of antioxidant known as anthocyanins. These belong to the polyphenol group and are found in blueberries, blackberries, purple cabbage, purple potatoes, etc.
This particular antioxidant aids our body in counteracting serious health issues such as mental decline, aging, cancer, heart disease.
Sow and grow carrots
16 carrots fit in a box.
Carefully thin out the seedlings. If you leave several in one spot, none of them can grow properly and/or the roots will take on strange shapes.
Trim away excess seedlings rather than pull them out, as the latter will disturb the root of the remnant. For the same reason, you should never transplant carrots.
The step-by-step sowing and growing instructions for the purple carrot can be found in the Easy Vegetable Garden app. There is also a detailed description in the knowledge base.
What do you use Purple carrots for?
Most people eat the roots themselves. Raw straight out of the hand or grated into salads. You can also boil, stew or roast them in the oven.
The foliage is also edible and just as healthy. The taste is somewhat similar to parsley: spicy with a hint of carrot. Process it raw in a (tabouleh) salad with purple carrot, tomato, onion, chickpeas and cumin.
Stir-frying or stir-frying is also delicious, or make pesto out of it.
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