Pusa Shobha: Onion for Dehydration

Abstract

Onion is a rich source of iodine and contains catechol and allyl propyl disulfide which is responsible for the antifungal properties and pungency of onion respectively. These compounds are responsible for their antioxidant, antibacterial, anticancer, antidiabetic, and other health-benefiting effects. Pusa Shobha is a new variety of onion having high dry matter (15.24 g/100g), pungency (4.61 μmole/100g), antioxidant (2.53 μmole TE/g), total phenol (18.11 mg/100g), and total soluble solid (16.41°B). The dehydrated onion has large scope of market in domestic as well as foreign market, therefore the study discusses the mechanism of dehydrated onion.