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andi.mcgill | 10:30 Tue 06th Aug 2002 | Food & Drink
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did carrots used to be purple?
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Carrots originated in Afghanistan and were indeed purple. I don't know whether they still have the purple ones out there, but I see no reason why not! I can only guess that the colour was changed genetically, although we eat beetroot, so I can't see why purple's so bad!
12:31 Tue 06th Aug 2002
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It was not until the 17th Century that they turned orange, when patriotic Dutch growers favoured the colour - as used on the national flag.
19:45 Tue 06th Aug 2002
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Purple carrots are still out there (here) several seed companies provide the seeds.
16:06 Thu 29th Jul 2004

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