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White Pearl onions are best suited for both raw and cooked applications such as creaming, roasting, pickling, and glazing. White Pearl onions contain vitamin C, vitamin A, potassium, calcium, fiber, and flavonoids. Favored for their sweet, mild nature, White Pearl onions will not overpower dishes and can be used in a variety of culinary applications. White Pearl onions are slightly smaller than boiler onions and are the most popular and common Pearl onion variety.
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The small onions get their size by being planted in dense clusters to inhibit growth, are harvested early approximately ninety days after planting, or are planted in environments that may stunt growth due to sunlight and temperature conditions. Also known as Cocktail onions, Picklers, Baby onions, and Button onions, White Pearl onions are grown from regular onion varieties including Crystal Wax and White Bermuda. White Pearl onions, botanically classified as Allium cepa, are tiny, young onions that are members of the Amaryllidaceae family. White Pearl onions are available year-round. White Pearl onions are crunchy and mild developing a savory, sweet, and slightly less pungent flavor than full-sized onions when cooked. Underneath the papery skin, there is a white sheath, similar to garlic, and the flesh is white, almost translucent with layers of thin rings. The petite bulb is covered in a white, thin, papery, parchment that easily flakes off when touched. White Pearl onions are small in size, averaging 1-4 centimeters in diameter, and are globular in shape with slightly pointed ends.