Onions are Beneficial for Your Health The onion, very often a
ingredient in many a kitchen, but did you have any idea how
healthy this food is ?? What would life be like without onions?
The onion has been used as an ingredient in various dishes for
thousands of years by many cultures around the world. World
onion production is steadily increasing so that onion is now the
second most important horticultural crop after tomatoes. There
are many different varieties of onion, red, yellow, white, and
green, each with their own unique flavor, from very strong to
mildly sweet. Onions can be eaten raw, cooked, fried, dried or
roasted. They are commonly used to flavor dips, salads, soups,
spreads, stir-fry and other dishes. Onions (Allium cepa) belong
to the lily family, the same family as garlic, leeks, chives,
scallions and shallots.There are over 600 species of Allium,
distributed all over Europe, North America, Northern Africa and
Asia. The plants can be used as ornamentals, vegetables, spices,
or as medicine. Ther