food and beverage

The orange colour group provide alpha- and beta-carotenes. Foods in the orange colour group include carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, acorn squash, winter squash, cantaloupe melons, mangos and apricots (but not oranges!).

Of these, carrots and sweet potatoes can be considered "star foods" from a health-perspective. Carrots are high in antioxidants and protect the body from certain types of cancer. They boost the immune system and are useful in treating a range of ailments, from poor night vision to stomach ulcers. I shall write a separate post about the sweet potato another time.