0
It its the gas that the onion releases that reach our eyes and start irritation. Onions produce the chemical irritant known as syn-propanethial-S-oxide. It stimulates the eyes' lachrymal glands so they release tears. Also, the irritation to your nose causes some of the tearing as well. To prevent this Cut your onions Cold, Under Running Water, Submerged in water or avoiding to cut the root as that releases most of the gas. Or some people say to chew some mint gum to prevent those tears!
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThe onion releases acid vapour which causes the eye to react by tearing up to wash the acid away.
You can solve the problem by keeping the onions cold or by quickly rinsing them before you start chopping.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago- You cry when you cut onions because of the vapour coming out of a little bit in the middle of the onion, to stop your self crying either: put a wet wooden spoon in your mouth whilst cutting or remove the little piece in the middle to reduce the water coming from your eyes.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoWhen you cut an onion, it releases volatile organic molecules called amino acid sulfoxides, that irritate your eyes. This causes the lachrymal glands above your eyelids to release tears, called reflex tears.
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoIn 2012 the Japanese discovered that lachrymatory-factor synthase released by the onion makes a person tear. You don't cry in the strictest sense, the synthase make the eye produce tears to wash out of the eye.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoBecause of a gas in the onion that is released when you slice it. When the gas reaches your eye it causes you to tear up.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agocook food on high mountains than in low-lying plains
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoThe fumes from the onion make your eyes sting and tear up.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoit burns
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why does chopping of onion makes cry?
In 2012 the Japanese discovered that lachrymatory-factor synthase released by the onion makes a person tear. You don't cry in the strictest sense, the synthase make the eye produce tears to wash out of the eye.
Why don't some people cry while chopping onions?
Because it is the strong potency coming from the onion that reacts with the eye.
What won't cry but will make you cry if you remove its skin?
That would be an onion. Onions don't cry, but the people who peel them do.
Need ideas for drawing something that makes you cry?
You could draw an onion, they make you cry.
What does the expression how is your onion mean?
Good enough to make you cry!
How can I keep from crying when using an onion chopper?
To avoid crying while chopping an onion, you must first remove the bottom portion of the onion. This is where the roots come out and is the place that contains tear-inducing agents. You must remove it correctly or else you'll still cry.
What is the quickest way to chop an onion?
By chopping it.
Do red onions make you cry most?
no they dont make you cry the purple onion is sweet so you dont have to chill them
Does the gas from an onion have to reach your eyes to make you cry?
No... just your nose.
Do vadalia onions make you cry?
yes they particularly make you cry when you are chopping them to stop you from crying you can wear something over your eyes because your eyes are where crying comes from
Will a frozen onion make people cry?
no it will not the air that makes people cry is frozen and will no longer burn your eyes.
What is the natural life span of an onion?
So short, it'll make you cry.
