Onions Are Now Getting Imported! Here Are 11 Onions Facts You Must Know

The most important commodities in the nation today is the humble onion. Onion prices in wholesale markets have touched Rs 100 per kg and the situation is not getting better. So much so that 11,000 tonnes of onions are being imported from Turkey and Egypt is sending around 6,000 tonnes.?

As if this wasn’t enough, around 700 kgs of onion got lifted from Maharastra and 328 sacks disappeared in Bihar. The whole country is chasing onions, and they are even being stolen!?The onion is now rarely found even on our plates.

Take a closer look at your salad, the onion is missing!??

1. Onions have been a part of the human diet for more than 7,000 years.?

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2. Onions are filled with complex sugars that keep our metabolism healthy. It also consists of vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, beta carotene, folate (one of the B vitamins), that have no fat. So all in all, they are very healthy.

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3. The largest onion ever grown weighed around 8kg.

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4. Ancient Egypt used to worship onions.? They believed the concentric rings and spherical shape of the onions were symbols of eternity.

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5. You can prevent tears while chopping onions by chewing gum

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6. Onions were an acceptable form of currency in the middle ages. People paid rent, bought goods and services using onions. They were also accepted as gifts.

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7. Do not give onions to your dogs. They can weaken a dog's red blood cells, leading to anemia that, in severe cases, could result in death.

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8. If you want to get rid of onion breath, eat parsley.?

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9. Onions originated either in central Asia or in West Pakistan (once part of India in ancient times) and Iran.?

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10. Sliced onion can help soothe insect bites and burns on the skin.

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11.? The yellow onion is the most popular type of onion in the world. It makes up a staggering 75% of the world’s onion production.