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Table 1 Description of onion extracts (0 min, 1 min, 3 min, 6 min, 10 min, 15 min steamed)

From: Steam-cooking rapidly destroys and reverses onion-induced antiplatelet activity

Time (min)

Fresh wt (g)

Temp (°C)

Texture

0 min (raw)

30.56 ± 3.89

17.22 ± 2.47

0.0

1 min

31.76 ± 4.66

43.755 ± 9.17

0.5

3 min

30.79 ± 3.96

66.03 ± 5.52

1.5

6 min

31.87 ± 4.58

76.06 ± 7.33

2.5

10 min

35.73 ± 4.39

84.90 ± 4.27

4.0

15 min

35.02 ± 3.72

90.42 ± 2.34

5.0

  1. Weights are fresh weights reflective of quartered onions before cooking. Temperature is reflective of the core temperature of quartered onions immediately following cooking. Texture is scored on a 0–5 scale (0 = hard and 5 = soft).