``Sweet Onion'' Season Underway.Lifestyle Editors/Feature Editors/Food Writers MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2004 Prepare your taste buds taste buds taste npl → Geschmacksknospen pl ! Sweet onions Sweet onion is a variety of onion that is not pungent. There are several varieties of sweet onion. Although all onions have sugar, sweet onions have a very low sulfur content as compared to typical onions. Also, the water content is comparatively very high. recently harvested in Chile are now hitting Florida stores and are ready for eating. "This year's season has provided some of the sweetest onions we have had in many years," said Rodger Helwig of OSO OSO Onsala Space Observatory OSO Orbiting Solar Observatory OSO Office of Satellite Operations (US Department of Commerce, NOAA) OSO OverScan Operation (VXA Technology) Sweet Onions. "The new crop benefited from just the right weather conditions as the onions entered into the most critical stages of growth." The company, OSO Sweet Onions, has harvested these delicious alliums in the mountains of South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. since 1989. They are planted in the rich, volcanic soil at the foothills of the Andes mountains Andes Mountains Mountain system, western South America. One of the great natural features of the globe, the Andes extend north-south about 5,500 mi (8,900 km). They run parallel to the Caribbean Sea coast in Venezuela before turning southwest and entering Colombia. in Chile. Unlike "storage onions" -- also called "regular globe onions" -- sweet onions have a short shelf life. Because they are a "fresh" onion, they're best enjoyed within weeks of harvest, which is why it's important for consumers to buy them in season at their local grocery store. There are several other reasons why many people prefer sweet onions. Sweet onions are high in sugar, water, and very low in sulfur compounds, resulting in a sweeter and milder onion. It is the high sulfur content in storage onions that causes not only the tears, but also indigestion indigestion or dyspepsia, discomfort during or after eating caused by some interference with the normal digestive process. Symptoms include nausea, heartburn, abdominal pain, gas distress, and a feeling of abdominal distention. in many people. Typically, sweet onions have acid levels that measure below five percent; storage onions usually run from 10-13%. Although there is no official industry standard, it is generally accepted that an onion should contain at least 6% sugar to be in the "sweet" category. Some sweet onions like OSO have recorded sugar levels of up to 12%. Storage onions usually range from 3-5% in sugar content. OSO Sweet Onions have an exceptionally sweet, gentle flavor, mild aroma and rich onion taste, and can be enjoyed raw or cooked. The texture is crisp and juicy like an apple. They're an onion the whole family can enjoy. In addition to tasting great, onions contain 25 active compounds that appear to inhibit the growth of cancerous cells, help combat heart disease, inhibit strokes, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and stimulate immune systems immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. . As Americans search for low-fat, low-salt, but tasty tast·y adj. tast·i·er, tast·i·est 1. Having a pleasing flavor; savory. 2. Having or showing good taste; tasteful. tast meals, they are eating more onions -- approximately 19 pounds per person, which is almost 70% more than two decades ago. But if anybody wants to find this year's crop from Chile, they better act fast because they will soon be gone. NOTE TO EDITORS: Recipe available at http://www.sweetonionsource.com |
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