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Carrots (Daucus carota subsp. Sativus) are a type of root vegetable that comes from the family A piaceae. It has been determined through the use of molecular genetics that the domestic carrot originated in Central Asia. Carrots have risen in popularity over the years due to their known antioxidants and high levels of β-carotene. Overall, the characteristic flavor descriptors for carrots are sweet, woody, and earthy with a noticeable harshness. Carrots are a unique vegetable because they seem to have a taste that battles sweetness and harshness. The sweetness of carrots comes from the presence of multiple sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose. The harshness on the other hand is caused by volatile terpenoids such as terpinolene and myrcene which can be found at a concentration level of 5-200pm. In contrast, the compound group that imparts bitterness is phenolics which includes examples of eugenin and 6-Methoxymellein. Eugenin is also found in cloves and is the reason why when you bite into a whole clove it is bitter.

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