There’s no use crying over onions any longer as Australia’s first crop of Happy Chop - Tearless Onions launches exclusively in Woolworths Supermarkets stores across NSW, Victoria and the ACT from 12 July until September (while stocks last).
從7月12日到9月(售完為止)，澳大利亞第一批「快樂洋蔥」將在新南威爾斯州、維多利亞州和澳大利亞首都領地的Woolworths超市獨家發售，大家也將不會再為洋蔥而哭泣。
The unique onion variety is exactly as the name implies - an onion that’s less likely to make you cry when you cut it. As a natural self-defense mechanism, onions release a combination of natural chemicals and enzymes (or 『volatile compounds』) that can cause some tears and irritation when an onion is damaged or cut.
這種獨特的洋蔥品種正如它的名字所暗示的那樣——一種你切洋蔥時不太可能讓你流淚的洋蔥。作為一種天然的自衛機制，洋蔥會釋放出天然化學物質和酶(或揮發性化合物)的組合，當洋蔥受損或被切時，它們會刺激你流眼淚。
Happy Chop - Tearless Onions contain fewer of these compounds, and these compounds continue to reduce after they are harvested, compared to regular onions where these compounds increase over time. This means they become more tearless over time.
快樂洋蔥——無淚洋蔥則含有較少的這些化合物，同時這些化合物在收穫後會繼續減少，而普通洋蔥的這些化合物則會隨著時間的推移而增加。這意味著隨著時間的推移，它們會變得越來越不讓人流淚。