THE VERSATILE CARROT
Scientists at Long Ashton Kesearch Station, near Bristol, have now found that the humble carrot can yield yet another contribution towards the war. They have evolved a process by which sugar, greatly needed by the confectionery trade, can be extracted. Possibilities have yet to be developed, but experiments have resulted in a “ treacle ” mixture which smells like butterscotch—the carrot flavour has almost entirely disappeared—with a high sugar value and almost no acid content. Another process to which carrots have been subjected has resulted in a powder, rich in vitamin A (the antinight blindness factor). This will be used in mobile canteens, for it can be immediately converted into a nourishing soup by the addition of hot water.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24817, 17 January 1942, Page 9
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120THE VERSATILE CARROT Otago Daily Times, Issue 24817, 17 January 1942, Page 9
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