Figueres onion
It is an onion with a sweet taste and without itching, characteristics provided by the climatic and geographical conditions of the Empordà. The origin of this variety is linked to the Empordà and, above all, to the orchards of Figueres, but today it is cultivated in many parts of Catalonia.
It is a variety of the species Allium cepa, which has a pinkish color, somewhat lilac, and its shape is somewhat flattened. The humid soils of the Empordà give this onion less consistency and hardness and more sweetness. Once harvested, the onion can be kept for three months in cool and ventilated warehouses and, once this time has passed, it is stored in dry cold chambers.
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Productes de la terra
Vegetables and mushrooms
Season calendar
- GEN
- Feb
- Sea
- Apr
- Never
- JUN
- JUL
- AUG
- THIRST
- OCT
- nov
- From
Complementary information
It can be found in fruit and vegetable stores throughout the territory, and even in some large stores. Some producers of figueres onions are certified under the brand Productes de l'Empordà.
Attributes and nutritional properties
The energy provided by this vegetable comes mainly from the content of glucose and sucrose. It contains almost all the vitamins in small quantities and, of the various minerals it contains, sulfur and potassium should be noted. It is a suitable food for diabetics, since sulfur regulates blood sugar levels by intervening in the synthesis of insulin. Suffocating compounds produce an expectorant effect (they facilitate the elimination of bronchial mucus), mucolytic (melt thick mucus) and antibiotic on certain germs.
