tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post2384356878625735861..comments2024-03-26T17:49:45.864-05:00Comments on The Iowa Housewife: Home Canned CarrotsSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00060391185753177506noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-35942469962637805342015-09-14T15:34:35.197-05:002015-09-14T15:34:35.197-05:00Here's our best answer to the peeling question...Here's our best answer to the peeling question...it's a matter of canning safety, not nutrition. We vote on the side of food safety!<br />WHY YOU PEEL CARROTS AND POTATOES FOR CANNING<br />One important difference to canning between peeled and unpeeled carrots is the potential difference between bacterial loads going into the canner. In other words, removing the peel from carrots substantially reduces the amount of bacteria on the carrots. Carrots with peel left on, even if washed well, would likely contain more microorganisms when compared to peeled carrots. Before recommending canning carrots with peels left on, we would need to see product development testing that accounted for the increased microbial load and any other possible changes with peel included in the jars. Although you don’t see much reduction in fiber after canning, you will still lose some of the nutritional value in the peel that comes with heating and sitting in water, just as you do with the flesh of the peeled carrot. There is no nutritional analysis or comparison available for carrots canned with or without peels, especially since carrots canned commercially do not contain the peel, and those are the source of most of our nutritional values for canned foods. ” <br />SOURCE OF THIS STATEMENT: Comments on the bottom of this page, where a commenter asked specifically about canning carrots, not just potatoes, without peeling from the National Center for Home Food Preservation: <br /> http://preservingfoodathome.com/2014/10/06/preserving-potatoes/Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060391185753177506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-76429133724031138312015-09-14T12:32:01.282-05:002015-09-14T12:32:01.282-05:00Just found your site and love it! Is peeling the ...Just found your site and love it! Is peeling the carrots necessary? I usually just scrub them well for either eating fresh or cooking. Thank you!R Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144123008960483512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-20528835525764513932013-08-19T19:33:01.436-05:002013-08-19T19:33:01.436-05:00If you look at this post (http://iowasue.blogspot....If you look at this post (http://iowasue.blogspot.com/2012/10/pickled-carrots.html) there is a post for pickled carrots that are not canned, but refrigerated. They could be water bathed if you want to. They are quite good and kept well.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644142108001303079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-40885581290522925232013-08-19T12:24:15.684-05:002013-08-19T12:24:15.684-05:00We get large quantities of carrots from the food b...We get large quantities of carrots from the food bank, so canning and dehydration are preferred options to letting them end up as compost. I'd like to see some recipes for spiced, candied or pickled carrots for some variety, though.Uncle Pavianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480283328385437443noreply@blogger.com