If healthy young adults eat raw carrots or drink carrot juice with a bit of oil, it boosts their body's β-carotene levels a lot—but that doesn’t actually improve their overall antioxidant power in the blood over the next day.

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Comparative bioavailability of β-carotene from raw carrots and fresh carrot juice in humans: a crossover study

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2025 Apr

The study found that even though eating carrots or drinking carrot juice raised beta-carotene levels in the blood, it didn’t boost the body’s overall antioxidant power, just like the claim says.

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Comparative bioavailability of β-carotene from raw carrots and fresh carrot juice in humans: a crossover study

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DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2025.19.2.215

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If young, healthy adults eat raw carrots or drink fresh carrot juice with a little canola oil, their bodies absorb the beta-carotene quickly—peaking in the blood in just 1.5 hours—and it’s all cleared out within 24 hours.

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Drinking carrot juice helps your body absorb more beta-carotene than eating raw carrots. This happens because juicing breaks down the carrot's structure, making it easier for your body to soak up the nutrients.

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