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Maui Onions

Choose non-pungent onion varieties such as Maui onions to reduce irritation from sulfur compounds.

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“You can also get non-pungent varieties of onions, which exist. And Maui onions are the best known of those. And they just don't make those sulfur molecules so that they don't irritate us.”

huberman · The Chemistry of Food & Taste | Dr. Harold McGee · Jun 30, 2025 · 1:13:34 · open ↗

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