Post Harvest Value Chain of Carrot – A Review

The abundance of nutritional components and bioactive compounds in carrot i.e. carotenoids, dietary fibre, anthocyanins, vitamin C and E creates its demand both in raw and processed forms e.g. carrot juices, pickles, candy, jam, dehydrated carrot powder, etc. The phytonutrients present in carrot - rich in carbon as well as fibre are used in production of paper and composite films. Carrot leaves can be utilised in production of soups and broths in powder form. Moreover, the by-product of carrot juice industry i.e. pomace/peel has the potential for production of dietary fibre rich polysaccharides, oligosaccharides and lignin along with biomass and bioethanol.