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Description Original caption: “ARS researchers have selectively bred carrots with pigments that reflect almost all colors of the rainbow. More importantly, though, they're very good for your health.” — USDA ARS
Français : Variétés des carottes sélectionnées pour leurs diverses couleurs. Certains des pigments responsables de ces couleurs sont bons pour la santé.
Italiano: Varietà di Carote selezionate per i loro diversi colori. Alcuni di questi pigmenti sono utili nell'alimentazione umana.
Ελληνικά: Καρότα διαφόρων χρωμάτων
Suomi: Alkuperäinen USDA:n otsikko: "ARSin tutkijat ovat tarkoituksella jalostaneet porkkanoita joiden pigmentointi vastaa lähes kaikkia sateenkaaren värejä. Mikä tärkeämpää, niin ne ovat vieläpä hyvin terveellisiä."
Tiếng Việt: Cà rốt (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) là một loại cây có củ thuộc bộ Hoa tán, thường có màu vàng cam, đỏ, vàng, trắng hay tía. Phần củ của nó chứa nhiều tiền tố của vitamin A tốt cho mắt.
Date 30 January 2006
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US-AgriculturalResearchService-Logo.svg This image was released by the Agricultural Research Service, the research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, with the ID K11611-1 (next).

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Author Stephen Ausmus

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English: Carrots of many colors.
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File change date and time 13:37, 30 January 2006
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