Showing Food Wild carrot
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| Name | Wild carrot | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Daucus carota | ||||||||||
| Description | Wild carrot, Daucus carota, is a flowering plant native to temperate regions of Europe and southwest Asia, and naturalized in North America and Australia. It is mostly eaten in Europe and Asia (PMID: 25416249). The edible parts of the plant include the young root, flowers, leaves, and seeds, which can be consumed raw or cooked, and are sometimes battered and fried. The root has a sweet, earthy flavor, but can turn bitter due to abnormal metabolites. Wild carrot is rich in vitamins and minerals, and has been linked to several health benefits, including reducing inflammation and improving digestion. The most notable chemical in wild carrot is falcarinol, a compound with potential anti-inflammatory properties (PMID: 26451696). The plant has been used in traditional medicine for its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, and is also used as a natural dye. A peculiar mode of preparation involves boiling the roots in water to remove bitterness before consumption. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00072 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Vegetables | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Root vegetables | ||||||||||
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| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Streptophyta | ||||||||||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | ||||||||||
| Order | Apiales | ||||||||||
| Family | Apiaceae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Daucus | ||||||||||
| Species | carota | ||||||||||
| Variety | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 29477 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Daucus carota | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004). — Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181. — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. | ||||||||||