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Advantage And Benefits Of Onion

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Onion for Body Benefits and Value & Calories

Onions are a great "free food" for the body because they contain only 30 calories per half cup (chopped raw onion) and have no fat, no cholesterol, and no sodium. In the same half-cup serving of onions, there are seven.

Grams of carbohydrates, five of which are sugar, plus one gram of protein. Onions also contain vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, calcium and folic acid.
Some people do have trouble digesting onions, but usually only when they consume excessive amounts. Raw onions or foods with a high content of cooked onion, such as French onion soup, also can be hard to digest.

Signs that onions are giving you indigestion include burping and upset stomach but, for most people, consuming a normal amount of onions should not cause digestive problems. Onions can be very strong in …show more content…

They are also a good source of manganese, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin C, dietary fiber, phosphorus, potassium, folate and vitamin B1.

Onion juice triples testosterone levels

Best Onion Juice for Body

Think of a dirt-cheap vegetable you can buy at every greengrocers and supermarket. Put it in a juicer, give the juice to rats for three weeks, and watch their testosterone level rise by 314 percent. According to research done at Tabriz University in Iran, fresh onion juice raises testosterone levels as much as substances like Nolvadex or Clomid.

In Iran, many men who have fertility problems can’t afford to buy medicine. That’s why Iranian researchers are looking for alternatives to medicines like NAC and selenium. Studies show that antioxidants can increase production of testosterone and sperm in the testes. Studies have also shown that onions contain strong antioxidants.

So the researchers put two and two together and bought ordinary onions Latin name Allium cepa on the market. They peeled the onions and put them in a domestic juicer made by Tefal. The juice they got is what they used in their

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