Agricultural and Biological Sciences
8 years ago

Pungent Onions Linked to Heart Health Benefits: New Study

HortScience
Antiplatelet Activity is Positively Correlated with Pungency and Solids in Onion (Allium cepa L.)
M. Kopelberg, Irwin L. Goldman, Jan E.P. Debaene, Bradford S. Schwartz

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