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Baby Yellow Bunched Carrots

Inventory, 24 ct : 4.20
This item was last sold on : 08/07/22

• 39 Featured Restaurants

• 1 Recipe Idea

• 8 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.

Carte Blanche Bistro & Bar	Oceanside CA	619-297-3100
Harley Gray Kitchen and Bar	San Diego CA	619-840-7000
Miho	San Diego CA	619-365-5655
Viejas Casino Grove Steakhouse	Alpine CA	800-295-3172
Hotel La Jolla & CUSP -CLK	La Jolla CA	858-459-0261
The Corner Drafthouse	San Diego CA	619-255-2631
US Grant Hotel Grill	San Diego CA	619-232-3121
Georges at the Cove	San Diego CA	858-454-4244
Chateau La Jolla	San Diego CA	858-459-4451
Alila Marea Beach Resort	Encinitas CA	805-539-9719
Dolce Pane & Vino	Del Mar CA	858-832-1518
Peohes	Coronado CA	619-437-4474
Cove House	La Jolla CA	858-999-0034
Harney Sushi Oceanside 2019	Oceanside CA	760-967-1820
Orfila Vineyards & Winery	Oceanside CA	760-738-6500
Shake and Muddle	Chula Vista CA	619-816-5429
Clara Carlsbad	Carlsbad CA	760-470-9143
Del Mar Country Club	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-759-5500 x207
Hotel Del Coronado Sheerwater	Coronado CA	619-435-6611
Convention Center Shell	San Diego CA	619-954-3063

the other 19...

Nolita Hall	San Diego CA	619-618-8820
Terra Restaurant	San Diego CA	619-293-7088
Cloak and Petal	San Diego CA	619-634-3970
You & Yours Distilling Co.	San Diego CA	214-693-6619
Alila Marea (VAGA Restaurant)	Encinitas CA	805-539-9719
Fairmont Grand Del Mar	San Diego CA	858-314-1975
Azuki Sushi Lounge	San Diego CA	619-238-4760
Park Commons - ARE	San Diego CA	619-295-3172
Olivewood Gardens -Donation	National City CA	619-434-4281
The Lab Restaurant	Oceanside CA	619-861-8299
InterContinental Vistal Kitchen	San Diego CA	619-501-9400
Toast Catering	San Diego CA	858-208-9422
Little Frenchie	Coronado CA	619-522-6890
Swagyu Chop Shop-PB	San Diego CA	858-758-0357
The Cork and Craft	San Diego CA	858-618-2463
Common Theory	San Diego CA	858-384-7974
La Jolla Country Club	San Diego CA	858-454-9601
La Costa Resort & Spa Main Kitchen	Carlsbad CA	760-930-7063
Madam Bonnies	San Diego CA	619-432-1383

Recipe Ideas

Recipes that include Baby Yellow Bunched Carrots. One

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Cream of Yellow Carrot, Leek, and Saffron Soup

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