Which acid is present in onion

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Sulfenic acid is present in onion .Sulphenic acids (amino acid sulphoxides) are unstable and decompose into a vilatile gas. The gas dissipates through the air and eventually reaches the eye, where it reacts with the water to form a dilute solution of sulphuric acid.

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