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What is one health benefit of consuming onions?
What is one health benefit of consuming onions?
- They enhance your immune system. (correct)
- They are a source of protein.
- They increase muscle mass.
- They help improve joint flexibility.
Why do your eyes produce tears when cutting an onion?
Why do your eyes produce tears when cutting an onion?
- To wash away irritating chemicals. (correct)
- To cool down the eye.
- To protect against foreign objects.
- To enhance your sense of smell.
Which method is NOT mentioned as a way to prevent tears while cutting onions?
Which method is NOT mentioned as a way to prevent tears while cutting onions?
- Cutting the onion under running water.
- Cutting the onion in a bowl of water. (correct)
- Using a fan to disperse the chemicals.
- Storing the onion in a fridge before cutting.
What effect does refrigerating an onion before cutting have?
What effect does refrigerating an onion before cutting have?
What might the scientist suggest happens if someone cuts more onions over time?
What might the scientist suggest happens if someone cuts more onions over time?
The onion has been used in cooking for thousands of years to add ______ to foods.
The onion has been used in cooking for thousands of years to add ______ to foods.
Onions contain special ______ that improve your ability to fight off sickness.
Onions contain special ______ that improve your ability to fight off sickness.
When cutting an onion, irritating chemicals can cause your eyes to ______ with tears.
When cutting an onion, irritating chemicals can cause your eyes to ______ with tears.
One method to prevent tears while cutting onions is to use a ______ to blow air over the onion.
One method to prevent tears while cutting onions is to use a ______ to blow air over the onion.
Scientists believe that cutting more onions can make your body more ______ to the onion's chemicals.
Scientists believe that cutting more onions can make your body more ______ to the onion's chemicals.
Flashcards
Onion Uses
Onion Uses
Onions are used in cooking to add flavor and have been used for thousands of years.
Onion Health Benefits
Onion Health Benefits
Onions contain chemicals that boost the body's ability to fight illness and lower disease risk.
Onion Cutting Tears
Onion Cutting Tears
Cutting onions releases irritating chemicals that cause tears by entering the eyes.
Ways to Prevent Onion Tears
Ways to Prevent Onion Tears
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Resilience to Onion Chemicals
Resilience to Onion Chemicals
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Onion's cooking uses
Onion's cooking uses
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Onion's health benefits
Onion's health benefits
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Onion cutting tears cause
Onion cutting tears cause
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Preventing onion tears (water)
Preventing onion tears (water)
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Preventing onion tears (fan)
Preventing onion tears (fan)
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Preventing onion tears (refrigeration)
Preventing onion tears (refrigeration)
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Repeated cutting resilience
Repeated cutting resilience
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Study Notes
Onions
- Onions are a vegetable with many uses in cooking.
- They have been used for thousands of years.
- Besides taste, onions contain chemicals that improve ability to fight off sickness and reduce disease risk.
- Cutting onions causes tears.
- Irritating chemicals in the onion enter the air when cut.
- These chemicals touch and irritate eyes.
- Tears are produced to wash away the chemicals and protect eyes.
Preventing Onion Tears
- Cut onions under running water.
- Use a fan to blow air over the onion while cutting.
- Refrigerate onions for an hour before cutting.
- These methods help slow down the release of the chemicals.
Onion Chemicals and Resilience
- Scientists believe that cutting onions repeatedly builds resilience to the chemicals.
- As a consequence, the tears may not last long.
- Healthy onions and related tears may even be regarded as "happy tears."
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Explore the fascinating world of onions, from their culinary uses to the chemistry behind the tears they cause when cut. Learn effective methods to prevent tearing while chopping onions and understand the health benefits they offer, making them a vital ingredient in cooking.
