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What percentage of an onion is water?

Question #109432. Asked by Bronxiteone.
Last updated Aug 28 2016.

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Onions come in many different colors andsizes, but all are the same species. The dry bulbs are 89 percent water and 8 to 9 percent soluble sugars; the rest is minerals, fats, proteins, and sulfur compounds.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion#Nutrients_and_phytochemicals
Response last updated by CmdrK on Aug 28 2016.
Oct 04 2009, 11:54 AM
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