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Onion

Category:

Root vegetable

The onion, also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. It makes a lot of dishes so much better!

Protein:

1.2 g

Carbohydrates:

10 g

Fat:

0.1 g

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Calories:

Vitamin C:

13%

Saturated Fat:

0 g

Magnesium:

Sodium:

4.4 mg

Sugar:

4.7 g

Calcium:

Vitamin B-6:

Potassium:

160 mg

Dietary Fiber:

1.9 g

Vitamin A:

Iron:

Cobalamin:

Cholesterol:

0 mg

Vitamin D:

Nutritional Values

Facts

There are 27 different types of onions.
All onions grow under the ground and have hollow green or bluish-green tubes that grow above the ground.
In most climates you can plant onions in the mid to late spring.