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Originally Posted by GuidoK
Could be. The Netherlands has a very long and influential history in crop breeding. Anyway, they're orange because of their high content of β Carotene, which is very healty.
Oranges are also pretty orange. And healty. Is there a pattern here?  |
Apparently carrots were white, yellow or purple until sometime in the 17th century when you clever cloggys started turning them orange, which the House of Orange found very pleasing