Idaho-Eastern Oregon onions add wonderful flavor to any recipe, with minimal sodium and zero fat and cholesterol. Here are some other important reasons you can feel good about buying our onions:

  • Onions contain concentrated levels of quercetin, an antioxidant which recent studies show may inhibit the growth of some cancer cells.*
  • Quercetin is a naturally occurring chemical that neutralizes free radicals in the body and protects cell membranes from damage.*
  • Recent scientific research articles appearing in the journal Nature and the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry suggest that eating onions may help prevent the loss of bone density that leads to osteoporosis.**
  • Onions contain naturally occurring compounds reported to reduce blood cholesterol. Heart patients are often advised to eat raw onions to increase blood circulation, as well as reduce blood pressure and clotting.
  • One onion contains about twice as much Vitamin C an a medium-sized apple.***
  • Because water is not normally poured off cooked onion dishes, they retain most of their nutrients after cooking. In addition to vitamin C and quercetin, onions contain beneficial fiber, potassium, folic acid, phosphorous, Vitamin B6, and prostaglandin.
"Onions may be among the vegetables that will be prized not only for their addtion to our cuisine, but for the their value-added health characteristics."--Dr. Irwin Goldman, University of Wisconsin-Madison



*J. Agric. Food Chem., 52 (23), 7172 -7179, 2004. 10.1021/jf030733d S0021-8561(03)00733-7 Web Release Date: October 16, 2004

**J. Agric. Food Chem., 53 (9), 3408 -3414, 2005. 10.1021/jf040457i S0021-8561(04)00457-1 Web Release Date: March 30, 2005

***Apple nutritional information ciited from www.pma.com.


Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onions. The bigger. The better.