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Can be used in so many dishes... Soups, casseroles, pizzas, pies, with pasta, in salads, sauces, chutneys, stir fries.
Small size onions suitable for pickling... see our pickling onion recipe
The humble onion is among the most consumed vegetable species in the world, raw or cooked it is an indispensible ingredient in all cuisines.
Scientists have recently discovered that flavenoids found in onions may protect people from heart disease.
Can be prepared or cooked in many ways... microwaved, sauteed, fried, boiled, baked, roasted or pickled.
A compound known as quercetin is found in onions, which are broken down by the body & helps prevent chronic inflammation that results in the thickening of the arteries, blood clotting in the arteries etc... Thus decreasing the risk of heart disease.
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An Onion a day keeps the doctor away?
Nutrition Information | ||||
Serving size: ½ cup chopped - 88g | ||||
Average Quantity per serving |
% Daily intake per serve |
Average Quantity per 100g |
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Energy (kJ/Cal) | 162/39 | 2% | 184/44 | |
Protein (g) | 1.1 | 2% | 1.3 | |
Fat, total (g) | 0.09 | 0.1% | 0.1 | |
- saturated (g) | trace | 0% | trace | |
Carbohydrate (g) | 7.5 | 2.4% | 8.5 | |
- sugars (g) | 7.0 | 8% | 8 | |
Dietary fibre (g) | 1.4 | 5% | 1.6 | |
Sodium (mg) | 2 | 0% | 2 | |
Vitamin C (mg) | 6.2 | 16% RDI* | 7.1 | A source of vitamin C |
Niacin (mg) | 0.88 | 9% RDI* | 1 | |
Folate (µg) | 15 | 7% RDI* | 17 | |
Potassium (mg) | 158 | 180 | ||
Percentage Daily Intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ |
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Source: The Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables, 10th Edition, Plant & Food Research - 2014 |