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Carrots are one of the most popular and widely consumed root crops worldwide. Originating from Central Asia, carrots are rich in nutrients like carotene, vitamins A, C, and B-complex vitamins. The main carrot production areas in the Philippines are in the highland provinces of Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Cebu, Davao del Sur, Negros Oriental, and Bukidnon. While frosts caused a 1% decline in carrot production in Benguet in the first half of 2005, carrots remain the largest vegetable crop in the highlands, with production led by Benguet province.

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Charot Cafe

Carrots are one of the most popular and widely consumed root crops worldwide. Originating from Central Asia, carrots are rich in nutrients like carotene, vitamins A, C, and B-complex vitamins. The main carrot production areas in the Philippines are in the highland provinces of Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Cebu, Davao del Sur, Negros Oriental, and Bukidnon. While frosts caused a 1% decline in carrot production in Benguet in the first half of 2005, carrots remain the largest vegetable crop in the highlands, with production led by Benguet province.

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CARROT

Juanito Nastor Sr and Vivian V. Reyes

Carrot (Daucus carot L.) is a crop primarily grown for its fleshy root which is used as

vegetable. Its root is rich in carotene, a precursor of Vitamin A. It also contains appreciable

amounts of thiamine, riboflavin and sugar.

Carrots are considered as root crops. In fact, they are one of the most popularly grown

root crops in the world. Not only that, they're also the world's most consumed root crops. It

originated from Central Asia with Afghanistan as the primary center of origin. It is one of the

most important vegetables commonly grown in the Philippine highlands. The production areas

are in Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Cebu, Davao del Sur, Negros

Oriental, and Bukidnon.

The effect of frosts in Atok, Benguet caused a one (1) percent decline in carrot

production in the period January-June 2005 as total output settles at 16.8 thousand Metric tons.

Among the highland vegetables, area harvested for carrots was largest at 1.45 thousand hectares

but this was 0.14 percent

below the 1.46 thousand hectares during the first half of 2004.

During the first semester of 2005, production of Benguet was 13.7thousand metric tons

or 81.4 percent share to total output. Cebu followed at 722 metric tons or 4.3 percent share.

Other major producers were Mt. Province, Negros Oriental and Davao del Sur.

Sweet and succulent carrot are notably rich in anti-oxidants, vitamins and dietary fiber;

however, they provide only 41 calories per 100 g, negligible amount of fat and no cholesterol.

They are exceptionally rich source of carotenes and vitamin-A. 100 g fresh carrot contains 8285

mcg of beta-carotene and 16706 IU of vitamin A.

Beta carotene is one of the powerful natural anti-oxidant that helps protect body from

harmful free radical injury. It also has all the functions of vitamin A such as vision,

reproduction (sperm production), maintenance of epithelial integrity, growth and development.

Carrots are rich in poly-acetylene anti-oxidant falcarinol. Fresh roots are high in vitamin C;
provide about 9% of RDA. Vitamin C is water soluble anti-oxidant. It helps the body maintain

healthy connective tissue, teeth and gum. Its anti-oxidant property helps protect us from

diseases and cancer by scavenging harmful free radicals.

This root vegetable specially contain good amounts of many B-complex group of vitamins

such as folic acid, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), thiamin, pantothenic acid, etc that acts as co-factors

to enzymes during substrate metabolism in the body.

It also has healthy levels of minerals like copper, calcium, potassium, manganese and

phosphorus. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps control

heart rate and blood pressure by countering effects of sodium. Manganese is used by the body

as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase.

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