Description
- Red onions are cultivars of the onion, and have purplish red skin and white flesh tinged with red.
- They are most commonly used in cooking, but the skin has also been used as a dye.
- Red onions contain vitamin C, fiber, iron, and calcium.
- They also have a high polyphenol and flavonoid content, including a large amount of quercetin, which provides antioxidant properties that contribute to overall health, and sulfur, which promotes anti inflammatory processes within the body.