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Do the splits

Sometimes I buy raw carrots that have split lengthways. They have a deep crack along one side, but still seem edible. What causes this? Does the same thing happen in similarly shaped vegetables such as parsnips?

Pavel Mojmir, Bratislava, Slovakia

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