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Onions, in particular, produce a sulfur product that acts as a lacrimator, or a substance that causes tearing: “This volatile chemical escapes from the damaged onion into the air, and lands in ...
Heat can help cut down on the vapors, so you could microwave an onion before cutting it, Le said. Depending on the size of the onion, it should take anywhere from 30 seconds to a few minutes, he ...
Dot onions with butter. Add 1/2 c. water to bottom of pan and tightly cover with foil. Bake onions until tender, 75 to 90 minutes (the centers should be easily pierced with a fork or a metal cake ...
The chemical is released from onions, Allium cepa, as they are sliced. The release is due to the breaking open of the onion cells, which releases enzymes called alliinases . Alliinases then break down amino acid sulfoxides , generating sulfenic acids .
There are seven different species of Botrytis associated with onions in storage, but the rot induced by B. allii and B. aclada causes the greatest commercial loss. The two can be distinguished microscopically; the conidia of B. allii have a maximum length of 15 μm and mean size of 10.2 × 5.7 μm, while the conidia of B. aclada have a maximum length of 12 μm and mean size of 8.6 × 4.6 μm.
Stromatinia cepivora is a fungus in the division Ascomycota.It is the teleomorph of Sclerotium cepivorum, the cause of white rot in onions, garlic, and leeks. [2] The infective sclerotia remain viable in the soil for many years and are stimulated to germinate by the presence of a susceptible crop.
Onion sprouts not the same as scallions or green onions, but they taste pretty darn similar. So feel free to chop them up and use them in your recipes.
Allium ochotense, or the Siberian onion, [3] is a primarily East Asian species of wild onion native to northern Japan, Korea, China, and the Russian Far East, as well as on Attu Island in Alaska. [ 1 ]