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INTRODUCTION
The problem of diet had become an household issue throughout the world. Many advanced nations have gone a long way in solving dieting problems both in diseases condition and healthy situations. In third world countries both developing such as Nigeria and underdeveloped such as Chard Republic are still suffering from diseases that arise as a result of inadequate food nutrients. Due to these problems,it is necessary for any nation to continue their researches in dietary and food technology.
Part of the solutions involved in solving dietary problem the use of food supplements and condiments such as Onion. There are a lot of benefits attached to the use of Onion and they shall be discussed accordingly.
WHAT IS ONION
The Onion (Allium cepa L,from Latin cepa "Onion"), also known as the bulb Onion or common Onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of genus Allium. Its close relatives includes Garlic,Shallot,Leck,Chive and Chinese Onion. [Source]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion
ONIONS SPECIES WITH THEIR BOTANICAL NAMES
*Allium angolense Baker
*Allium aobanum Araki
*Allium ascalonicum auct.
*Allium ascalonicum var.
condensum Millán
*Allium ascalonicum var. fertile
Millán
*Allium ascalonicum f.
rotterianum Voss ex J.Becker
*Allium ascalonicum var. sterile
Millán
*Allium cepa var. aggregatum
G.Don
*Allium cepa var. anglicum Alef.
*Allium cepa var. argenteum Alef.
*Allium cepa var. bifolium Alef.
*Allium cepa var. crinides Alef.
*Allium cepa var. flandricum
Alef.
*Allium cepa var. globosum Alef.
*Allium cepa var. hispanicum
Alef.
*Allium cepa var. jamesii Alef.
*Allium cepa var. lisboanum Alef.
*Allium cepa var. luteum Alef.
*Allium cepa var. multiplicans
L.H.Bailey
*Allium cepa var. portanum Alef.
*Allium cepa var. praecox Alef.
*Allium cepa var. rosum Alef.
*Allium cepa var. sanguineum
Alef.
*Allium cepa var. solaninum Alef.
*Allium cepa var. tripolitanum
Alef.
*Allium cepa var. viviparum
(Metzg.) Alef.
*Allium cepaeum St.-Lag.
*Allium commune Noronha
*Allium cumaria Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
*Allium esculentum Salisb.
*Allium napus Pall. ex Kunth
*Allium nigritanum A.Chev.
*Allium pauciflorum Willd. ex Ledeb.
*Allium salota Dostál
*Ascalonicum sativum P.Renault
*Cepa alba P.Renault
*Cepa esculenta Gray
*Cepa pallens P.Renault
*Cepa rubra P.Renault
*Cepa vulgaris Garsault
*Kepa esculenta Raf.
Porrum cepa (L.) Rchb.
[Source]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ONION
[Source]https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-illustration-chemical-composition-onion-white-image58396326
According to Haimmouril M.K,1997. Onion contains 89% water, 1.5% protein, and vitamins including B1, B2, C, and potassium. Polysaccharides such as fructose, saccharose, peptides, flavonoids and essential oli is also present.
It contains also, tin and similar sulfur compounds including allylalliin and methyl and propyl compounds of cysteine sulfoxide compound of sulphur such as Allyl propyl disulphide, propane thial-S-oxide, thioproanal-S-oxide and methin.
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