Baby Yellow Bunched Carrots

Inventory, 24 ct : 2.35
This item was last sold on : 01/29/23

• 42 Featured Restaurants

• 2 Recipe Ideas

• 9 ShareMarket®

Description/Taste

Baby Yellow carrots are small in size, averaging 10-12 centimeters in length, and are conical and slender in shape, slightly tapering towards the non-stem end. The skin is smooth, firm, pale yellow to gold, and is lightly covered in fine root hairs. Underneath the surface, the flesh is dense, crisp, and yellow with a snap-like quality. When raw, Baby Yellow carrots are crunchy and mildly sweet without the earthiness commonly associated with other carrot varieties. When cooked, the flesh softens to develop a tender texture with a rich, sweet taste. The tops of Baby Yellow carrots are also edible, displaying grassy and earthy-sweet flavors with matching aromatics.

Seasons/Availability

Baby Yellow carrots are available year-round.

Current Facts

Baby Yellow carrots, botanically classified as Daucus carota subs. Sativus, are edible, underground roots that belong to the Apiaceae family along with parsnips, celery, and parsley. Baby Yellow carrots are regular yellow varieties that are harvested at an immature state, and there are also a few varieties developed intentionally for the baby carrot market. Baby Yellow carrots are typically sold in bunches at specialty grocers and farmer markets and are favored by consumers for their sweet taste and light crunch, utilized in savory applications.

Nutritional Value

Baby Yellow carrots contain vitamin A, potassium, vitamin B6, and some biotin. They also contain lutein, which is the yellow pigment found in the flesh that can help prevent macular degeneration and protect the overall health of the eyes.

Applications

Baby Yellow carrots are best suited for both raw and cooked applications such as sautéing, glazing, boiling, and roasting. The small roots can be utilized fresh, sliced and tossed into green salads, coleslaws, and grain bowls, pureed into sauces, or pickled for extended use as a condiment. Baby Yellow carrots can also be cooked in soups, stews, stocks, braised with cooked meats, mixed with celery and onions to make a mirepoix, or glazed with sugar and butter as a caramelized side dish. Baby Yellow carrots pair well with herbs such as parsley, tarragon, rosemary, basil, chervil, and coriander, meats such as poultry, beef, and pork, nuts such as pistachios and almonds, leeks, and potatoes. The roots will keep up to one month when stored loosely placed in a plastic bag with good air circulation in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator. Never store fruit along with carrots, as fruits expel ethylene gas that is readily absorbed by carrots. The carrots exposed to the ethylene gas will turn very bitter, making them not suitable for eating.

Ethnic/Cultural Info

California produces over eighty-seven percent of the carrots grown in the United States, and the roots can be cultivated multiple times per year due to the state’s mild and favorable climate. There is even an annual carrot festival held in February in Holtville, California that has been celebrating the root for over seventy-two years. During the week-long celebration, there is live music, food vendors, award ceremonies, and a carrot racing competition. Throughout the event, carrots are also sold fresh by the bunches, and Baby Yellow carrots are sometimes bundled in colored carrot bunches along with purple, red, and white varieties.

Geography/History

Yellow carrots originated over five thousand years ago in present-day Afghanistan in Central Asia. As the roots were domesticated, natural hybrids and mutants were developed and crossed with wild and cultivated varieties creating new cultivars varying in color, size, and flavor. Yellow carrots were then transported via seeds across Africa, Europe, and Eastern Asia and were sold during trade expeditions. Baby Yellow carrots have been around since ancient times but were not marketed commercially until the 20th century. Today Baby Yellow carrots can be found at local farmers markets, specialty grocers, and in home gardens in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Featured Restaurants

Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.

Madam Bonnies	San Diego CA	619-432-1383
La Costa Resort & Spa Main Kitchen	Carlsbad CA	760-930-7063
Grass Skirt	San Diego CA	858-412-5237
Georges at the Cove	San Diego CA	858-454-4244
Craft and Commerce (Sekscobra Inc.)	San Diego CA	619-962-5935
You & Yours Distilling (Kitchen)	San Diego CA	214-693-6619
Azuki Sushi Lounge	San Diego CA	619-238-4760
Hotel La Jolla & CUSP -CLK	La Jolla CA	858-459-0261
Orfila Vineyards & Winery	Oceanside CA	760-738-6500
Toast Catering	San Diego CA	858-208-9422
Little Frenchie	Coronado CA	619-522-6890
The Seabird Resort	Oceanside CA	951-704-9703
Sheraton Carlsbad (20/20)	Carlsbad CA	760-827-2400
Lime in the Coconut	Chula Vista CA	619-820-0961
US Grant Hotel Grill	San Diego CA	619-232-3121
Morgan Run Resort and Club	Rancho Sante Fe CA	858-759-5473
Mimmos Italian Village	San Diego CA	619-239-3710
Alila Marea Beach Resort (Banquets)	Encinitas CA	805-539-9719
Starlite Kitchen	San Diego CA	619-358-9766
Dolce Pane & Vino	Del Mar CA	858-832-1518

the other 22...

Cloak and Petal	San Diego CA	619-634-3970
Hotel Palomar-Salt Box Banquets	San Diego CA	619-515-3003
The Roxy Encinitas	Encinitas CA	760-230-2899
Catamaran	San Diego CA	858-488-1081
The Pearl Hotel	San Diego CA	877-732-7573
Alejandra's Cocina	Carlsbad CA	858-500-5075
La Jolla Country Club	San Diego CA	858-454-9601
Bellamy's Restaurant	Escondido CA	760-747-5000
InterContinental Vistal Kitchen	San Diego CA	619-501-9400
Del Mar Country Club	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-759-5500 x207
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The Corner Drafthouse	San Diego CA	619-255-2631
Harley Gray Kitchen and Bar	San Diego CA	619-840-7000
Fort Oak	San Diego CA	619-795-6901
Barbusa	San Diego CA	619-297-6333
Viejas Casino Grove Steakhouse	Alpine CA	800-295-3172
Catania La Jolla	La Jolla CA	858-551-5105
Avant	San Diego CA	858-675-8505
Mission Pacific	Oceanside CA	760-450-7864
Flying Pig Pub & Kitchen	Oceanside CA	619-990-0158
Pueblo	San Diego CA	858-490-6298
Chateau La Jolla	San Diego CA	858-459-4451

Recipe Ideas

Recipes that include Baby Yellow Bunched Carrots. One

is easiest, three is harder.

Ricardo		Cream of Yellow Carrot, Leek, and Saffron Soup
La Cucina Italiana		Yellow Carrot Fritters

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