Product Description

Onion is an edible bulb. While it is a vegetable at heart, it also acts as a spice inasmuch as it can provide an aromatic undertone to various meat and vegetable dishes, without being a major ingredient. The characteristic appearance of the onion is well known, but there are many variations of colour, shape and size. The colour varies from white to red to purple, the shape from spherical to almost conical. Fresh onions are pungent and have a sharp bite

Its Uses

Onions are popular everywhere and are used as both a condiment and a vegetable in almost any savory food.Onion is a basic flavouring in the kitchen. It is used as a vegetable, or as a spice to bring out the flavour of other dishes without overpowering themOnion is also widely used in soups, pickles and cooked vegetable dishes, sauces, hearty casseroles, and bean and lentil dishes.Onion contains protein, sugars, cellulose, minerals, a fixed oil, an essential oilOnions are high in energy and water content. They are low in calories, and have a generous amount of B6, B1, and Folic acid. Onions contain chemicals which help fight the free radicals in our bodiesThe onion has been used as an ingredient in various dishes for thousands of years by many cultures around the worldThey are commonly used to flavor dips, salads, soups, spreads, stir-fry and other dishes.Onions have a variety of medicinal effects , colds, coughs, asthmaonions , angina, coughs, bacterial infections, and breathing problems.