can you see in the dark if you eat carrots

Question: can you see in the dark if you eat carrots
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Asked by adaini to Chia-Yu, Helen, Matthew, Matt H, Rhod on 20 Jun 2013.
- Matthew Hudson answered on 20 Jun 2013:
  
  You won’t be able to see in the complete dark, but eating carrots will help you to maintain good vision and see better in low light levels!
  
  Carrots contain contain beta-carotene, which the body is able to convert into vitamin A, an essential vitamin for healthy vision!
  
  So it’s not just a trick from your mum to make you eat your vegetables, it really works!

curlybrace commented on 20 Jun 2013:

CAROTENE FOR THE WIN! But if there’s beta-carotene, is there alpha-carotene?

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curlybrace commented on 21 Jun 2013:

Or Gamma-carotene, or Eta-carotene, or even Epsilon-carotene?

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Question: can you see in the dark if you eat carrots