Amber's OrganicsOrganic Atomic Red Carrot - HIGH Lycopene.OPEN POLLINATED & HEIRLOOM65 days — If you don't like eating tomatoes but have heard of the health benefits of adding "Lycopene" into your diet, 'Atomic Red' carrots will be good news for you. 'Atomic Red' carrots are high in Lycopene, the pigment that gives them their red color. The color gets more intense when cookedAtomic Red is a lovely new variety helping restore the wide variety of carrot colours that were present before the 16th Century. This distinctively beautiful scarlet-coral coloured carrot produces long tapered roots, around 22cm (9in) in length. It is suitable for main-crop use and best suited to spring and autumn sowing, thriving in cooler weather.A crisp, strong flavoured carrot when eaten raw and especially good cooked when it develops its remarkable colour and flavour. The carrots turn deeper red when steamed, roasted or baked. They are particularly suitable for stir frying and great for colouring up sushi and salads. . Brilliant red carrots are so healthy and unique-looking, they aresure to add color to your garden. The 8-inch roots are high inlycopene, which has been shown in studies to help prevent several typesof cancer. Crisp roots are at their best when cooked, and this helps tomake the lycopene more useable. 50 seeds a;06d2,RcmdId ViewItemDescV4,RlogId p4%60bo7%60jtb9%3Fuk.rp73%28%3Ea%3B06d2-14a33cffca6-0x105-->
