This is one of those thing I've always wondered, but never cared enough to ask. Well, now we know...
Baby carrots come in sealed bags and they always seem to be wet. Which begs the question, why are they always so moist?
Well, the experts at Dollar Shave Club looked into it and it all goes back to how they're made. Why Dollar Shave Club? I'm not sure, but I do appreciate the work they put into finding this out for us.
Baby carrots don't pop out of the ground as little nuggets of love. Instead, they're created from regular carrots that are too unattractive to sell. Those ugly carrots are cut into chunks, and put into a "polishing drum" that uses water to whittle them down.
So, that's part of the reason. Water is also added to the bag before it's sealed to keep them moist. That's because baby carrots lose their skin while they're being smoothed out and that makes them very vulnerable to drying out.
If you've ever left them sitting out, you know they get dry, and a white film forms on them.
