Carrot Nutritional Benefits

Botanical name: Daucus carrota
Carrots comes in all shapes and sizes: the traditional long, tapered ones, short stubby ones, tiny fingerlike ones and even little round ones. The carrot nutritional benefits contribute to speed healing when used in raw juices. The juice contains powerful antioxidants extremely useful in treating severe illness, like cancer. This bright orange, easy-to-grow winter vegetable is a good source of beta-carotene which the body converts to vitamin A. It belongs to the Umbelliferae family, as do Parsnips, Dill, Cumin, Fennel and Caraway.

• Builds healthy skin, protects the eyes, keeps the hair and nails in good condition.


• Helps keep diabetes away by regulating the blood sugar and good for heart disease.


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