Re: bumping up onion question

[Guest guest]

I wonder if anyone knows the answer. I don't, but lets look at this from the

chemistry perspective. We put cellular material (onion) in water, which is

hypotonic relative to the onion. Some water will leach into the onion and break

the onion cells, and the nutrients in the onion will leach out into the water.

So yes, these nutrients will appear in the soup. I am not sure what part of the

onion is responsible for the antifungal properties, or if high heat effects it,

but I am going to guess that some of this also becomes part of the soup too.

Hopefully someone can answer better than this.

PJ

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> if we cook with it and don't eat it do we just get the vitamins etc or the

anti-fungal properties as well??

> thanks

> eileen

> 16 months scd

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[Guest guest]

geez you are technical - sounds impressive! LOL but yes i hope we get an answer

-just didn't want to cause too much die-off as i just started s boullardi and

diflucan (scd compliant)

eileen

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> > if we cook with it and don't eat it do we just get the vitamins etc or the

anti-fungal properties as well??

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[Guest guest]

Since I am such a newbie to this diet, I have not studied everything about it,

and there are so many here who have studied it more than I have, so I tried to

figure out why the food in the soup actually gets into the water

But heat can change certain proteins and enzymes, so it can change the onion

properties too.

I would not expect much antifungal activity in soup though, because it is so

diluted. One onion in a whole pot would leave very little in a cup of soup...not

nearly as potent as diflucan. So I would not expect much contribution to yeast

die off from soup. I think the actual bacteria die off discussed by the diet is

from altering their food supply. I don't know about yeast.

PJ

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[Guest guest]

The anti-fungal compounds are organo-sulphur compounds like allyl sulphide.

Heat and air/water will break down the sulphur bonds and give you alcohols, but

depending on how long you cook it, there could be some remaining active

compound. If onions are not cooked long enough, don't they fall under the

non-legal category? Maybe a better method of getting anti-fungal material would

be to take turmeric or bee propolis?

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[Guest guest]

thanks PJ- I think I'll be brave and eat a little as well as cooking with it-

let's kill the beast!!!!LOL Eileen

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[Guest guest]

I never heard they'd be illegal if not well cooked???- but i will try some well

cooked and will ask doc about adding the tumeric etc but she just started

diflucan and s boullardi

thanks

eileen

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anti-fungal properties as well??

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[Guest guest]

I never heard they'd be illegal if not well cooked???- but i will try some well cooked and will ask doc about adding the tumeric etc but she just started diflucan and s boullardithankseileenThe anti-fungal compounds are organo-sulphur compounds like allyl sulphide. Heat and air/water will break down the sulphur bonds and give you alcohols, but depending on how long you cook it, there could be some remaining active compound. If onions are not cooked long enough, don't they fall under the non-legal category?No. That's not true. OnionsLegalUse fresh onions. Onion powders have starch added as anti-caking agents. You may also make your own onion powder from fresh onions by dehydrating them and grinding them yourself.Nothing about the fact that they have to be cooked. Mara

[Guest guest]

thanks

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> >> The anti-fungal compounds are organo-sulphur compounds like allyl

> >> sulphide. Heat and air/water will break down the sulphur bonds and

> >> give you alcohols, but depending on how long you cook it, there

> >> could be some remaining active compound. If onions are not cooked

> >> long enough, don't they fall under the non-legal category?

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> No. That's not true.

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> Onions Legal Use fresh onions. Onion powders have starch added as anti-

> caking agents. You may also make your own onion powder from fresh

> onions by dehydrating them and grinding them yourself.

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> Nothing about the fact that they have to be cooked.

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> Mara

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[Guest guest]

My bad... I was just thinking of some people who can't tolerate onions -

probably because of the fiber. Onions are in the stage 3 category, so some

people have trouble from them if they try them too soon after starting.

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the anti-fungal properties as well??

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