Healthy Food Database

Onion - White
The white onion, like the brown, is a dry onion with white skin and a more pungent flavour.
Category: Vegetable
In Season: all year
To Buy:
Select bulbs that are hard and dry with no soft damp patches. Avoid onions that are sprouting.
To Store:
Store with the skin on in a place with plenty of air circulation. Onions will keep for at least a month. Peeled onions should be wrapped in plastic and stored in the fridge for 24 hours.
Tips & Tricks:
In macrobiotic cooking the five flavours must feature in each meal to balance the palate. They are; sweet, sour, bitter, pungent, and salty. Interestingly, onions are the sweet part of the meal as they cook and sweeten.
Cooking Tips:
White and brown onions are both good to use as the base for casseroles. Onions are also delicious baked or caramelised. The longer they are cooked the sweeter they become.
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Nutrition per 1 Unit:

Energy (kJ):
130
Protein (g):
1.4
Saturated Fat, g :
0.0
Vitamin C:
Salicylates:
High
Carbohydrates, g:
5.5
Fat (g):
0.1
Monosaturated Fat , g:
0.0
Amines:
Negligible
Glutamates:
Natural

Benefits the Following Health Conditions:*

Aches & Pains
Bronchitis
High Blood Cholesterol
Inflammation
Asthma
Cold and Flus
High Blood Pressure
Arthritis
Diabetes
Infections
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* This information is sourced by a qualified naturopath. It is non prescriptive and not intended as a cure for the condition. Recommended intake is not provided. It is no substitute for the advice and treatment of a professional practitioner.

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