Mixed Vegetables

Description Our Earth Exotics™ Mixed Baby Vegetables have been selected to give you the best of mixture of Fresh Vegetables for your table. Our mixture includes Sugar Snap Peas, Baby Zucchini Squash and Hand Peeled Baby Carrots. This mixture is high in Beta-carotene. Vitamin A is derived from beta-carotene and carrots are the leading source of this substance in the American diet. In fact, carotenoids, the group of plant pigments of which beta-carotene is a member, are so named because they were first identified in carrots. This ever-popular vegetable is also a source of disease-fighting flavonoids, and carrots contain a specific type of fiber, called calcium pectate, which may lower blood cholesterol. Zucchini are more than 95% water, and so offer only a modest amount of nutrients. The high water content, however, means that they are very low in calories (about 19 per cup of raw sliced squash). In addition, they are inexpensive and can be eaten raw or cooked. Sugar Snap Peas add a swee