Don't Throw It Immediately, Onion Skin Can Be Processed Into Smooth Seasoning To Delicious Food Taste
JAKARTA - Many people think that shallots, garlic, and onions are leftover ingredients that need to be disposed of. However, onion peels can actually be used if processed properly.
Quoting Salmanac's Farmers page, shallots, garlic, and onions provide good sources of vitamins A, C, E, and many antioxidants. Onion peels are also a source of flavonoids and anti-inflammatorys.
The content of various nutrients in the onion skin can protect the heart and help fight the aging process. It can also help increase immunity and lower cholesterol.
To be able to benefit from onion peels, you can process them into healthy cooking spices to increase the taste of cooking. Onion skin powder can also be used as supplements and mixtures in tea.
TikTok user @elle_kvi shares how to process onion peel into fine powder. Initially he washed the peels of onions, then put them in the cake pan, then roast them in the oven.
Onion peels that have been roasted are smoothed into powder. The fine powder of onion peels is then used to serve as a cooking spice.
In addition to health, onion peels are also beneficial for various food processing processes. Starting from helping preserve bread so it doesn't get moldy, preventing oxidation reactions in cooking oil, to increasing fiber content in noodles.