Question: Why Do Onions Make You Cry?

[hairless17]

Question: Why Do Onions Make You Cry?

Answer: Unless you've avoided co okng, you've probably cut up an onion and experienced the burning and tearing you get from the vapors. When you cut an onion, you break cells, releasing their conte nts. Amino acid sulfoxides form sulfenic acids. Enzymes that were kept separate now are free to mix with the sulfenic acids to produce propanethiol S-oxide, a volatile sulfur compound that wafts upward toward your eyes. This gas reacts with the water in your tears to form sulfuric acid. The sulfuric acid burns, stimulating your eyes to release more tears to wash the irritant away.

*****coo king the onion inactivates the enzyme, so while the smell of c ooked onions may be strong, it doesn't burn your eyes. Aside from wearing safety googles or running a fan, you can keep from crying by refrigerating your onion before cutting it (slows reactions and changes the chemistry inside the onion) or by cutting the onion under water.

The sulfur-containing compounds also leave a characteristic odor on your fingers. You may be able to remove or reduce some of the smell by wiping your fingers on a stainless steel odor eater.

[أم بدر الدين]

Thank you but it was better to put it under the topic**tears**since it deals with the same subject
Thank you

[hairless17]

I did not think of it

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Thank you brother

[hairless17]

You are welcome

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[hairless17]

How to cut onion without tears

[أم بدر الدين]

I do it when c o o k i n g..i cut each onion into two then put it for several minutes in a bag of water then enjoy cutting onions without tears

[hairless17]

Thanks for the idea

[siham]

Thank you hairless for the interesting subject

To my little knowledge cutting onions is too good to the eyes; as the tears irrigate them so no need to protect them from the Sulfuric acid

You may be able to remove or reduce some of the smell by wiping your fingers on a stainless steel odor eater

Yes, to reduce the onions or garlic smell you can just wipe your fingers with a stainless steel spoon under water

[hairless17]

Very creative idea

[smart]

Thank you so much for explaining for us
If you don't want tears you can put it in salty water it means water with salt

[hairless17]

Thanks for the advice