Why does the top green part of a carrot rot off but the carrot itself stays perfectly fine?

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Why does the top green part of a carrot rot off but the carrot itself stays perfectly fine?

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Because the carrot is ‘feeding’ from the green leaves. It’s taking out the nutrients and the water left in the green part. This is why you see ‘beheaded’ carrots actually perish faster than the ones with the leaves.

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