Carrots are best known for their rich supply of the antioxidant nutrient that was actually named for them: beta-carotene.

Carrots have a wide variety of other health-supporting nutrients. Included traditional antioxidants like vitamin C, as well as phytonutrient antioxidants like beta-carotene. In most varieties of carrots, beta-carotene is by far the most plentiful antioxidant nutrient