Baby carrots were invented by a California farmer to use up imperfect carrots that would otherwise be discarded. They are now a popular snack in the US, with most being grown in Bakersfield, California. Recently, even smaller “little carrots” have appeared in grocery stores.
Carrots are carrots approximately 5.08 cm long, which are sold packed in plastic bags. They are very popular as snacks, often eaten raw with ranch dressing or another type of dip. Many people don’t realize that carrots aren’t actually miniature sized carrots. Instead, they are full-sized carrots with blemishes, which, instead of being discarded, are cut into small segments and peeled, which turns them into ready-to-eat portions.
The concept of baby carrots was invented by a California farmer named Mike Yurosek, who wanted to find a use for carrots that couldn’t be sold whole due to their flaws and imperfections. At his packing plant, as many as 70% of the carrots were slaughtered for aesthetic reasons, which meant they could generally only be fed to farm animals. In 1986, he invented baby carrots, which would allow blasted carrots to be packaged and sold to consumers instead of being cancelled.
Baby carrots soon gained great popularity in American society as a healthy food snack. While in the 1960s, Americans ate just 6 pounds (2.72 kg) per year on average, today, most Americans eat 10.5 pounds (4.76 kg) each year. The dramatic increase in carrot consumption is almost entirely due to the invention of baby carrots, which are much easier to eat than traditional carrots, as they don’t have to be peeled and chopped first.
Today, nearly all baby carrots in the United States are grown in Bakersfield, California. They are sometimes known as baby-cut carrots. In supermarkets throughout the United States, carrots are the biggest sellers of full-size carrots, even though they can be twice as expensive to buy per pound. Babe carrots benefit America’s craving for prepackaged foods; today many fruits and vegetables are sold in pre-cut packages, including pineapples, melons, onions, celery and broccoli.
Recently, an even smaller type of baby carrot has appeared in grocery stores across the United States. Known as “little carrots,” they’re made from the tips of carrots and can be as small as 1/8 inch (3.18 millimeters).
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