Why is a carrot more orange than an orange?

Answer 1

I'ts got the natual orange colourant carotene in it! yeha!

Answer 2

well you're all wrong

The noble carrot has long been known as an orange vegetable. Generations of people in the West have grown up believing that carrots are always orange. But as long ago as 2000 BC temple drawings from Egypt show a plant believed to be a purple carrot. It is also identified in the garden of the Egyptian King Merodach-Baladan in the eighth century BC.

In Roman times carrots were purple or white. By the 10th century purple carrots were grown in Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern Iran. Purple, white and yellow carrots were imported to southern Europe in the 14th century. Black, red and green carrots were also grown.

Orange roots, containing the pigment carotene, were not noted until the 16th century in Holland. This only came about thanks to patriotic Dutch growers who bred the vegetable to grow in the colours of the House of Orange

Answer 3

Carrots are more orange than an orange?... why I had no idea. But the color orange must be the color orange... can you imagine saying lets paint this room carrot... actually that sounds pretty cool ;) xx

Answer 4

I'm not sure, you would expect an orange to be the orangest of the two

Answer 5

It's trying to disguise it's real identity, clever things, carrots.

Answer 6

Carrots have tons of beta carotene in them, good for your eyes!

Answer 7

Because it is a carrot!

Answer 8

They're not , oranges are more orange

Answer 9

maybe it has more orange coloured colorophiles in it. (not sure of spelling)

Answer 10

carrot-tene