Baby carrot
carrot sold at a smaller size before reaching maturity
A baby carrot (true baby carrot) is a carrot harvested before reaching maturity and sold at that smaller size.
A baby-cut carrot, or mini-carrot (manufactured baby carrot), is a small piece cut from a larger carrot, peeled and shaped into a uniform size. Confusion occurs when baby-cut carrots are marketed purposely as "baby carrots".
Baby carrots
The immature roots of the carrot plant are sometimes harvested simply as the result of crop thinning, but are also grown to this size as a specialty crop. Certain cultivars of carrots have been bred to be used at the "baby" stage. One such cultivar is 'Amsterdam Forcing'. This process was developed at Beechnut Farms, bought by Zellwin Farms. These farms originally developed food for World War II, but wanted to sell food for civilians. A team of two led the research. According to Dole, baby carrots are sweeter and more tender than full-grown carrots.
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