How Do You Make Carrots Taste Good?<\/span><\/h2>\nHave you ever bitten into a carrot and it taste soapy or bitter?\u00a0 This can be a major turn off for anyone, but especially kids.\u00a0\u00a0That soapy taste comes from a high concentration of a compound called terpenoids.\u00a0 All carrots contain this compound, and combined with sugar, it\u2019s how carrots get their flavor. If the carrot you bit into has high doses of this compound, it makes it taste soapy and bitter rather than sweet. Some of the reasons this happens is: the variety of carrot, harvesting too soon, poor growing conditions, and even the way you\u2019re storing it at home.<\/p>\n
Is there anything you can do to avoid soapy tasting carrots?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nYes!\u00a0 There are a few things you can do to make sure your carrots taste great!<\/p>\n
\n- By carrots that are ripe.\u00a0 In general, under-ripe carrots have more terpenoids and will taste more soapy.\u00a0 \u00a0Look at the top of the carrot and make sure it is more orange than green.<\/li>\n
- Avoid storing your carrots by other high ethylene producing produce like tomatoes and avocados.\u00a0 The ethylene can increase the development of terpenoids in carrots.<\/li>\n
- Cook your carrots.\u00a0 The soapy taste is a lot more noticeable in raw carrots because cooking breaks down a lot of the terpenoids bringing out the sweet taste.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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