Cook with Allium cepa
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About
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. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classified as a separate species until 2011. The onion's close relatives include garlic, scallion, leek, and chives.
Aroma profile
Derived from flavor compounds · verified measured labels + GNN ensemble predictions
odorless×7
sulfurous×3~
milky×2~
cocoa×2
maple~
radish~
horseradish~
Flavor compounds
60 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
quercetin-7-olatequercetinpatulinapigenin-7-olateapigeninanthocyanin cationanthocyaninorganosulfur compoundsulforaphaneallicinstarchflavonolflavonoidsflavonoidlignanphenols
Molecular pairings
Pairs well with — computed from shared flavor compounds
Source & License
Source
Wikidata
License
CC0
Source page
Imported
4/19/2026, 10:15:59 AM
Verification
Multi-layer verified