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Fried Onion
Fried Onion
Low concern
Fried onion is a whole-food onion cooked in oil. Onion itself is nutritious and rich in flavonoids.
Found in
199 products
What it is
Onion (Allium cepa) slices fried in oil until crisp, used as a topping or ingredient.
Flavor and textural topping; aromatic ingredient.
Why it's flagged
- potential acrylamide formation at high frying temperatures
- added fat from frying
What regulators actually say
"Acrylamide forms in some foods during high-temperature cooking, such as frying, roasting, and baking."
"Onions, raw — provides vitamin C, B6, folate and flavonoids."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Conventional food.
European Union — EFSA
Conventional food.
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