You shouldn’t dump the peels of onion in dustbin as
the scientists have said that onion skins are highly beneficial for human body.
Vanesa Benitez, a researcher of Department of Agricultural
Chemistry of Autonomous University of Madrid, said, ‘The onion skins may be a
way of healing diseases in a natural manner as these will be beneficial for
human health.’
The team of researchers led by Benitez has worked with
the scientists of Cranfield University of United Kingdom. They are conducting
research so that the whole part of onion can be used.
According to the researchers, the fiber brown skins of
onions can prevent the cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal complaints,
colon cancer, diabetes and obesity.
The phenolic compounds found in the peels of onions
can help to prevent coronary disease and have anti-carcinogenic properties.
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