Viral Message:
CUT ONIONS ABSORB BACTERIA--- and so are good at preventing us from getting colds & flu if placed in infected places/ rooms etc.
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WHAT CUT ONIONS CAN DO.
CUT ONIONS ABSORB BACTERIA--- and so are good at preventing us from getting colds & flu if placed in infected places/ rooms etc.
For that very reason we should NOT eat an onion that has been sitting for a time after it has been cut open.
Left over onions are poisonous.
When food poisoning is reported, the first thing the officials look for is whether the 'victim' ate ONIONS and where those onions came from?
Uncooked Cut Onions are Huge Magnets for Bacteria.
Never ever keep a portion of sliced onion over a period of time and thereafter use it to prepare food. It's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and place it in your refrigerator. It may still be poisonous.
Please remember, it is dangerous to save a cut onion for next day cooking. It may become highly poisonous even during a single night - as it develops toxic bacteria which lead to excessive bile secretions and the combined effect may be adversely affected stomach and even food poisoning.
Viral Message Verification – The message shared in good intention, however lacks in scientific evidence and facts. Onions which has been used for thousands of years holds no Authencity to prove that it can become poisonous if left over for long time.
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Do Cut Onions Attract Bacteria?
Never, in that case all the vegetables which are cut would attract bacteria. However you must have seen Onions turning black because it rots from the cell breakdown events and bacterial contamination, if left out and not because it absorbs germs.
White rot of onions, leeks, and garlic is caused by the soil-borne fungus Sclerotium cepivorum. As the roots rot, the foliage turns yellow and wilts.
Left over onions are never become toxic, though their color may change and will rot over time, if not kept in proper condition. Left over onions never become poisonous.
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