{"id":41419,"date":"2026-08-17T23:28:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T23:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=41419"},"modified":"2026-08-17T23:28:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T23:28:58","slug":"why-raw-green-onions-can-carry-hidden-risks-and-how-to-eat-them-safely-raw-green-onions-can-harbor-germs-if-not-cleaned-and-handled-with-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=41419","title":{"rendered":"Why Raw Green Onions Can Carry Hidden Risks\u2014and How to Eat Them Safely Raw green onions can harbor germs if not cleaned and handled with care."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Raw green onions are nutritious, but because they grow close to the soil, they can sometimes pick up bacteria such as <em>Salmonella<\/em> or <em>E. coli<\/em> from soil, water, or handling before reaching the sto&#8230;<strong>Continue Reading<\/strong><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Their layered, hollow structure can also trap small amounts of dirt and moisture, which means a very quick rinse may not always clean every surface thoroughly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Before eating them raw, remove damaged outer layers and rinse the onions carefully under clean running water, paying attention to the roots and spaces between layers. Keeping produce and kitchen surfaces clean also lowers the risk of foodborne illness.<\/p>\n<p>There is no need to avoid green onions altogether. They provide nutrients including vitamin K and antioxidant compounds such as quercetin, and proper washing lets you enjoy them while reducing unnecessary food-safety risks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raw green onions are nutritious, but because they grow close to the soil, they can sometimes pick up bacteria such as Salmonella\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why Raw Green Onions Can Carry Hidden Risks\u2014and How to Eat Them Safely Raw green onions can harbor germs if not cleaned and handled with care. - New50<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=41419\" \/>\n<link rel=\"next\" href=\"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=41419&page=2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Raw Green Onions Can Carry Hidden Risks\u2014and How to Eat Them Safely Raw green onions can harbor germs if not cleaned and handled with care. - 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