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Agriculture · Q506

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 506

Q506

Pigment in purple coloured carrots is

A.
Lycopene
B.
Carotene
C.
Anthocyanin
Answer
D.
Xanthophyll

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The pigment in purple-coloured carrots is Anthocyanin. Purple carrots grow mostly in southern Europe and Asia.
Purple carrots contain anthocyanins, a pigment that acts as powerful antioxidants, grabbing and holding on to harmful free radicals in the body.
Anthocyanins also help prevent heart disease by slowing blood clotting.