Peeling a carrot does not remove the majority of vitamins, according to the Tufts University Nutrition Letter.
The carrot skin contains concentrated vitamin C and niacin but just under the peel, the next layer, the phloem, also has these vitamins, along with vitamin A.
The core of the carrot, the xylem, contains the most calcium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus.
According to scientists at the Tufts Antioxidant Research Laboratory, peeling a carrot removes some small amounts of vitamins and minerals, but there is "plenty of nutritional value left behind."
The conclusion: Eat carrots the way you like them.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
