Baby Yellow Bunched Carrots

Inventory, 24 ct : 10.73
This item was last sold on : 12/05/22

• 48 Featured Restaurants

• 2 Recipe Ideas

• 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.

Bellamy's Restaurant	Escondido CA	760-747-5000
Kettner Exchange	San Diego CA	909-915-9877
Harvest Kitchen (Corp Lunch)	Vista CA	619-709-0938
The Glen at Scripps Ranch	San Diego CA	858-444-8500
Viejas Casino Grove Steakhouse	Alpine CA	800-295-3172
The Corner Drafthouse	San Diego CA	619-255-2631
La Jolla Country Club	San Diego CA	858-454-9601
Catamaran	San Diego CA	858-488-1081
Leichtag Foundation	Encinitas CA	760-230-6772
The Pearl Hotel	San Diego CA	877-732-7573
InterContinental Vistal Kitchen	San Diego CA	619-501-9400
Chateau La Jolla	San Diego CA	858-459-4451
Mesa College	San Diego CA	619-388-2240
Hotel Indigo	San Diego CA	619-295-3172
Georges at the Cove	San Diego CA	858-454-4244
Catering By Felicia G.	San Diego CA	619-742-4747
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District	El Cajon CA	619-644-7585
Lumi	San Diego CA	619-955-5750
Catania La Jolla	La Jolla CA	858-551-5105
Qero	Encinitas CA	702-334-8845

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Cardellino	San Diego CA	619-722-3398
Mission Pacific	Oceanside CA	760-450-7864
Orfila Vineyards & Winery	Oceanside CA	760-738-6500
Peohes	Coronado CA	619-437-4474
Marriott Gaslamp	San Diego CA	619-696-0234 x6051
Little Frenchie	Coronado CA	619-522-6890
Farmer and The Seahorse	San Diego CA	619-302-3682
Carte Hotel	San Diego CA	619-365-1858
Artifact at Mingei	San Diego CA	619-846-2164
Mille Fleurs	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-756-3085
Vi At La Jolla Village	San Diego CA	858-646-7700
Azuki Sushi Lounge	San Diego CA	619-238-4760
Convention Center Shell	San Diego CA	619-954-3063
Miho	San Diego CA	619-365-5655
Black Radish	San Diego CA	619-775-7412
Craft and Commerce (Sekscobra Inc.)	San Diego CA	619-962-5935
Cloak and Petal	San Diego CA	619-634-3970
Sea 180 Coastal Tavern	Imperial Beach CA	619-631-4949
Alila Marea Beach Resort	Encinitas CA	805-539-9719
Verbena Kitchen LLC	San Diego CA	609-458-1672
Del Mar Country Club	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-759-5500 x207
Pamplemousse Grill	Solana Beach CA	858-792-9090
Secret Sister	San Diego CA	619-281-0718
The Roxy Encinitas	Encinitas CA	760-230-2899
Secret Sister (Bar)	San Diego CA	619-281-0718
Madam Bonnies	San Diego CA	619-432-1383
Harley Gray Kitchen and Bar	San Diego CA	619-840-7000
Toast Catering	San Diego CA	858-208-9422

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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