What food group do onions belong to?

Answer 1

Onions belong to the vegetable group.

There are 7 main food groups which are:

Carbohydrate

Protein

Fats

Minerals

Vitamins

Water

Fibre

None of which are called Vegetable.

Answer 2

It would depend solely on how they were being used in a dish. Onions are an herb and a vegetable, so they could be used in that manner. But most of the time French Fried Onions are used as more of a condiment (e.g. on top of a green bean casserole).

As you may know, there are over a thousand ways to use them, in on, or around just about anything. Onions are a part of a lot of cuisines around the world. Almost universally.

It all depends on how you are using them in your dish.

Answer 3

Onions are classed as root vegetables, since they grow actually IN the earth rather than above it or on a vine or stem. The official name for root veg. is 'tubers'.

Answer 4

They belong to vegetables group

Answer 5

Leeks are in the group vegetables.

Answer 6

No, they're within Fruits and Vegetables.

Answer 7

vegetable

Answer 8

a vegetable

Answer 9

Vegetable