Carrot is orange in colour because ____:

Q. Carrot is orange in colour because ____:
Answer: It contains carotene
Notes: The carrot gets its characteristic and bright orange colour from ?-carotene, which is partly metabolised into vitamin A in liver of humans. Carotene is responsible for the orange colour of carrots and many other fruits and vegetables. Carotene is an orange photosynthetic pigment important for photosynthesis.

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