This week, Australia’s first crop of Happy Chop - Tearless Onions launches exclusively in Woolworths Supermarkets stores across NSW, Victoria and the ACT.
But what is it that makes these onions 'tearless'? People often cry when cutting onions due to their naturally stored sulfur enzymes - which are released when cutting through the vegetable.
The acid irritates the eye when it comes in contact with the lacrimal glands (tear glands), thus producing tears. To reduce the likelihood of producing tears, Tearless Onions contain fewer of these enzymatic compounds - which continue to reduce after they are harvested.
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