Carrot Australia

Carrots in Australia. Carrots were the fifth most valuable vegetable crop in Australia behind potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes and onions in 2004 (ABS).Intensely sweet. They're super-crunchy raw. Cut them into disks and flash-steam. Five minutes does the trick. Trim the greens so they don't suck the moisture out of the eating part.

Nutrients: Carrots’ water content ranges from 86–95%, and the edible portion consists of around 10% carbs. Carrots contain very little fat and protein. The nutrition facts for two small-to-medium raw carrots (100 grams) are: Calories: 41, Water: 88%, Protein: 0.9 grams, Carbs: 9.6 grams, Sugar: 4.7 grams, Fiber: 2.8 grams, Fat: 0.2 grams