Researchers have uncovered the three genes responsible for the orange color of carrots in a study of 600 carrot genomes. Carotenoids, the pigments that give carrots their color, are precursors of ...

Growing carrots from seed is something even beginning gardeners can do successfully. And homegrown carrots come in an assortment of fantastic colors—orange, purple, red, yellow, and white—and are much ...

Yotam Ottolenghi thinks this root vegetable has a fascinating history and is best enjoyed intact, its color and shape on display. By Yotam Ottolenghi LONDON — “You ask me what life is,” wrote the ...