Pretty much ALL carrots used to be purple! Orange carrots were only cultivated when Dutch growers in the late 16th century took mutant strains of the purple carrot and gradually developed them into the sweet, plump, orange variety we have today.

Purple carrots are filled with antioxidants, which further makes it a great source of nutrition.

They have a unique kind of antioxidants known as anthocyanins, which belongs to polyphenol group and are commonly found in blueberries, blackberries, purple cabbage, purple potatoes etc. This antioxidant protects our body from oxidative stress that is caused due to the imbalance in our bodies.