While carrots come in many colors, orange carrots have been the most popular due to their sweetness and color. [Related: Carrots were once a crucial tool in anti-Nazi propaganda.] In the study, a team ...

Imagine a child’s eyes when he pulls a carrot from the garden and it is red or white or even purple. You can now find carrots in all of these colors as well as the familiar orange and tangerine.

Question: I was at the farmers market the other day and noticed quite a number of different colored carrots. I’m most familiar with the orange variety, but now I’m curious about the other types. Do ...

While perusing the produce aisle of your grocery store, be on the lookout for rainbow baby carrots. We used them in today’s roasted vegetable recipe, and they really added a wonderful pop of color.

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 ...