Many people buy carrots, mechanically, not really paying attention to its size or appearance. However, by the size of the fruit, you can find out its varietal features, taste, density of the pulp.

Why measure the surface of carrots

The quality standard, which defines the state in relation to the product, includes many criteria. According to GOST, applied to carrots take into account:

• size and shape of the fetus (length, width);
• condition of the core and surface of the peel;
• skin color and more.

Carrot varieties: 1) Paris; 2) Mini-carrots; 3) Amsterdam; 4) Nantes; 5) Berlicum / Nantes; 6) Berlicum; 7) Flacca; 8) Flacca / Carotene; 9) Chantane / Danvers; 10) Shantane

Dimensions are important in identifying a variety, for example:

• carotels - varieties with a short fruiting body up to 8 cm;
• semi-long - differ in length of 10-20 cm;
• long - have a size of more than 20 cm in length.

The main requirement for a quality vegetable used in cooking is a thin and non-fibrous core, the shape of the fruit without deformation.

How to measure the surface of carrots: basic methods

If you wish, you can measure the parameters using an ordinary sewing thread and ruler.

Did you know? In the Guinness Book of Records, the longest carrot is registered at 5.84 m. The British farmer J. Atherton grew it.

Using thread

When measuring with a thread, it is impossible to immediately find out the result, in any case, you need some kind of scale: in millimeters or centimeters. However, you can take the measurement, leave the mark and use the ruler later. To measure the length, pull the thread from one edge of the vegetable to the other, transfer the resulting segment to the scale of the ruler. In the same way, you can measure the circumference: wrap the thread around the beginning of the blunt end of the fetus.

Using a ruler

The line is a narrow strip of wood or metal, plastic. A dashed scale with numbers is plotted along the entire length of its surface. Using the subject, you can measure parameters such as height, width, length in millimeters or centimeters. For measurement, you need to put the root crop on a hard surface, bring the ruler.

Determining the length of carrots

Determination of the diameter of the fetus

So that the value "0" corresponds to one of the ends of the fetus. The second end of the carrots will be on a certain number on the scale of the line. This will be the length of its surface. You can also measure the width. To do this, a measuring strip is applied across the blunt end of the fetus.

What should be the surface of carrots when buying

So, what you need to pay attention to when buying a root crop:

• peel should be smooth, without protruding edges and branches;
• the form - conical, with a blunt end;
• to the touch - solid vegetable;
• peeled eyes (small folds that allow oxygen to pass into the fetal tissue) should not be too large and pronounced;
• Colour - the brighter it is, the more carotene in the vegetable;
• core - should be small, the larger the trace from the tops, the denser the core;
• freshness of the fetus determined by the condition of the fossa from the tops - if it is green, the vegetable is fresh, if brown, the vegetable has been stored for a long time.

Important! When buying, please note that fruits sold washed are stored less than not washed.

On the surface of the vegetable there should be no cracks, soft parts, dark, stains that stand out against the general background. Pay attention to the wormholes, the lack of blackness in the top of the tops, such carrots can be completely rotted inside. Large carrots in a rich orange color attract the attention of buyers, but it looks unnatural. Choose carrots that are smaller and not so bright. Remember also that healthy root crops should not have strange spots. Green blotches indicate the immaturity of the vegetable, and the appearance of shoots closer to the top of the tops - about old age. Thus, when buying carrots, it is important to take into account all the subtleties described in order to buy really healthy and tasty product.