🔒 Closed Carrots were originally purple.

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Most people think thatYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. are orange but carrots were originally purple or white and were used as food as early as the 10th century in the Persian empire according to Healthline. The orange carrots we eat today were a genetic mutation. You can buy different colored carrots in markets today and they are all packed full of nutrition.

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