• Question: why is a carrot more orange than an orange

    Asked by lil peep to Fiona on 13 Mar 2018.
    • Photo: Fiona Macfarlane

      Fiona Macfarlane answered on 13 Mar 2018:

      Carrots contain lots of beta-carotene a chemical that is transformed into Vitamin A in the body. This is bright orange, giving carrots there very orange colour. Oranges do not contain this.

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