Surprisingly, all the famous carrots are an oriental guest. It is believed that it began to be grown as a food culture in Afghanistan, and came to Europe only in the VXI century. To us, the red beauty with a long tail was brought and then later - in the XVII century. In our country, it came from Holland, and at first it was cultivated not because of "roots", but because of the tops, which were used as seasoning and greenery. And only then Russian people realized the whole value of fresh carrots, the calorie content of which is low, and the excellent taste, bright color, decorating any dish is its main virtues. Later it was found out that this root has a lot of other useful properties. For example, in raw carrots quite a few calories, but it is nutritious, perfectly supplies the body with vitamins and trace elements, helps cope with various diseases. This is an excellent product for those who want to lose weight and improve their health.
How many calories are in fresh carrots?
In an orange vegetable, a fairly large amount of carbohydrate compounds can be found, and this explains its pleasant sweet taste. Moreover, the content of carbohydrates may be more or less, depending on the variety. About 80% of the root water is water, a little more than a percentage of fat and protein. Also here there is fiber , vitamins and minerals. Most of all in carrots there is vitamin A in the form of beta-carotene, but there is also vitamin C, group B, PP, K, N.
From minerals in carrots you can find iron, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, selenium, zinc and the like. In a hundred grams of fresh carrots, calories are not
Very useful is a carrot salad with an apple, the calorie content of which is slightly more than that of ordinary carrots, but not much, only 43 kcal. This dish is well saturated with vitamins , cleanses the gastrointestinal tract and can easily replace one of the meals with losing weight.