Are Carrot Tops Poisonous? Here’s What Science Says

Ever since my carrot top salsa recipe, I’ve received a great number of emails asking if (or even insisting that) carrot tops are poisonous.

So I’ll just get right to the point: No, they are not poisonous, and yes, carrot tops are edible.

Unfortunately, the popular myth of carrot tops being toxic has been perpetuated through continual hearsay and personal anecdotes. I have yet to find any scientific study that says, once and for all, carrot tops will kill us.

(After all, I’m still here despite...