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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.

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