Unexpected Education

Yes. Those are all carrots. My friend purchased them from our farmer's market in town and said she saw the orange, purple, yellow, red and even white carrots! I found it intriguing so I did more research and found that the different colors have different core nutrients.

"Red carrots derive their color mainly from lycopene, a type of carotene believed to guard against heart disease and some cancers. Yellow carrots accumulate xanthophylls, pigments similar to beta-carotene that support good eye health. Purple carrots possess an entirely different class of pigments?anthocyanins?which act as powerful antioxidants.While colored carrots are unusual, they're not exactly new." --carrots with character

It's interesting how humans can create something life-altering from a simple idea.