Lasalgaon Onion or light red colour onions grown from Lasalgaon area in Niphad Taluka of Nashik district Maharashtra. While other varieties of Onion are dark red in colour, due to its significant colour it has more demand in the market. This variety is also known as Niphad red, Nashik red.
Biological classification of Onion is as given below.
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Tracheophyta
Class : Liliopsida
Order : Asparagales
Family : Amaryllidaceae
Genus : Allium
Species : Cepa
Lasalgaon Onion variety is cultivated in Rabi season i.e. (October-March). The Lasalgaon onion has strong smell and having more pungent taste due to high percentage of Sulphur in the Lasalgaon soil.
The size of onion bulb of Lasalgaon Light red variety is bigger as compared to other variety. This variety has approximately 16-17 layers of outer dried intact scales. This number of intact dried scales is more as compared to other varieties which leads to strong protection to inner bulb of onion. Due to this proper size the onion are easy for using (cutting) so there is less wastage
The Total Soluble Sugar Content is nearly 13°Brix. It also has Dry matter Content (17.67 to 17.27) % which is high. This high dry matter content increases the shelf life of Lasalgaon Light red onion. Due to high percentage of TSS and DMC, deterioration is less and the weight loss is less. The Storage life of this variety is near about 8-9 months which is very high as compared to other varieties.
Onion is one of the most important vegetable crops. Onion is used directly with daily meals. It is mixed in other vegetables and soups as spice and flavouring agent. It is used both for cooking and as a condiment for flavouring. It contains Vitamin B2, Vitamin C and minerals Calcium and Iron.
Lasalgaon is the biggest market for onions not only in India but also in Asian continent. In Asian market, the rates for onion are influenced by Lasalgaon onion market rate.
GI Tag Registration Date : 31 March 2016
GI Tag Number : 491
Certificate Number : 258
Geographical Area : Maharashtra
Special Cover Release Date : 17 September 2021
Cancellation : Lasalgaon 422 306
Type : GI Tag Cover
Cover Identification Number : MH/22/2021
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