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26-07-2012, 01:50 PM
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What are Black Carrots ..

I have been drinking lots of Ribena
Strawberry Squash mixed with bottled water so i looked at the Ingredients and one of them is Extracts of Black Carrot..
Never heard of it before , have you ?
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26-07-2012, 02:01 PM
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It is a colouring agent from black carrots.

Unlike "normal" carrots, which owe their color to their Carotene content, Black Carrots contain Anthocyanin compounds (primarily Cyanidin glycosides) which, after extraction, exhibit desirable red shades similar to FD&C Red 40.
Black Carrot Extract Colour
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26-07-2012, 02:57 PM
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Weren't carrots originally black, or at least a dark purple-ish colour ?
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26-07-2012, 03:03 PM
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Carrote were originally dark purpley blue
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26-07-2012, 03:58 PM
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Carrots of many colours



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26-07-2012, 04:02 PM
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http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/blackcarrot.html

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26-07-2012, 04:56 PM
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I grow black carrots
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