The carrot is a plant native to the Mediterranean area, already known and consumed in Antiquity by the Greek and Roman peoples, although only starting from the eighteenth century is there certain information regarding the spread of its cultivation within our country: although today we usually think that carrots are orange, in reality, there are also different varieties with colors such as black, yellow, red and purple. In Italy, carrots are grown mainly in Sicily, Lazio and Emilia Romagna.