Fun Facts about Onion.
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1. First organized cultivation of onions started in Asia some 5,500 years ago. They quickly spread around the world, and became popular for their medicinal value
2. The onion was worshiped by ancient Egyptians. They believed that its spherical shape and concentric rings symbolized eternity. They used to cover the tombs of their rulers with onion pictures and onions played a vital role in burial rituals. They believed that onions would help the dead succeed in the afterlife.
3. Onions are very healthy to eat. They are filled with complex sugars that keep our metabolism healthy, vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, beta carotene, folate (one of the B vitamins), and they have no fat.
4. One average sized onion has 30 calories.
5. Onions have been around since the Bronze Age! The oldest know onion harvest dates back to around 5,000 BC, over 7,000 years ago!
6. Largest onion ever grown weighted around 5kg.
7. Even cavemen ate onions!
That’s right, our prehistoric ancestors were eating onions long before farming was even invented. They were a staple of the prehistoric diet. Wild onions grew throughout the world, and while on the hunt for meat, early humans munched on the delicious roots along their journey. Young, raw onions were the preferred snack, so we’re pretty sure they hadn’t invented onion rings at that point.
8. Is the onion a superfood?
The health benefits of onions are more understood today and there are numerous benefits to keeping them in your diet.
First off, they are low calorie, low carbohydrate and fat-free. But more impressively, onions are rich in antioxidants, including the flavonoid quercetin which is known to aid heart health.
9. Strong odor of onions can make us cry (various sulfuric compounds), but you can prevent that effect by employing several tactics. Some of the most popular ones are chewing gum, eating bread (calms the nerves sometimes), lighting a candle, cut onions under the cold running water or splashing a little white vinegar on the cutting board before starting to work with onions.
10. Onions are currently 6th most popular vegetable crop in the world, judging only by its production.
11. Athletes and soldiers in ancient civilizations used onion as a source of power. They believed that eating (Greek soldiers or athletes) or rubbing it on the skin (roman gladiators) can give them more strength and speed of movement.
12. You can get rid of onion breath by eating fresh parsley.
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