Why are carrots orange? Well, 400 years ago...

ScottinAtlanta · February 2, 2018

https://www.nextnature.net/2009/08/w...-is-political/

mecktom · February 3, 2018

Interesting article!

Worth1 · February 3, 2018

I read some of the comments and some of them said it was or could be a myth.

One thing is for sure not only carrots but many other things have went down the same road including tomatoes.
It is like we had all these different varieties and critters and one was picked out to represent the whole group.
Hardly no one knows there are long haired horses and cattle.

This is an Angus.

NarnianGarden · February 3, 2018

It's been a known fact that the Dutch overtook carrot growing and trading. Yes, they wanted their product to reflect the colors of the Royal Family.
I have seen an interesting site somewhere about the various carrot colors all around the globe, and how they spread.
So glad that dark and white carrots still exist today.

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ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	Why are carrots orange? Well, 400 years ago... https://www.nextnature.net/2009/08/w...-is-political/

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mecktom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern Virginia Posts: 342	Interesting article!

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I read some of the comments and some of them said it was or could be a myth. One thing is for sure not only carrots but many other things have went down the same road including tomatoes. It is like we had all these different varieties and critters and one was picked out to represent the whole group. Hardly no one knows there are long haired horses and cattle. This is an Angus.

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NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	It's been a known fact that the Dutch overtook carrot growing and trading. Yes, they wanted their product to reflect the colors of the Royal Family. I have seen an interesting site somewhere about the various carrot colors all around the globe, and how they spread. So glad that dark and white carrots still exist today.