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A cut onion releases an irritant into the air which irritates our eyes, the body's response in turn is to try to get rid of the irritant through the production of tears. You can try one of two things to have your eyes water less when cutting onions...one is to cut your onion under a stream of water from your tap, the other is to not cut the end of the onion that has the roots on it...this will result in less irritant being released. kutay
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∙ 11y agoWhen cutting into an onion, enzymes are released from broken tissue which catalyze a series of chemical reactions. These reactions, which involves the breakdown of amino acid sulfoxides, produce an irritating gas as a final product (syn-propanethial S-oxide). This compound acts as a lachrymatory agent, and thus causes tearing of the eyes.
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There are a few ways to curb the chemical process which causes you to cry when cutting an onion, including: Cook the onion. Cooking inactivates the enzyme, so while the smell of cooked onion may be strong, it doesn't burn your eyes. Wear safety goggles or run a fan.
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An onion.
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cut it and chop it?
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How can you prevent from crying while cutting an onion?
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