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== Examples ==
The standard onion has an eight rating, while "[[sweet onion]]s" have a two or three rating on the scale. The lower the score or scale the more "sweet" the onions are rated. Anything less than five is considered a sweet onion. The [[Vidalia onion]] variety is considered sweet and must have a score of 5.0 μmol/g<sub>fw</sub> or less.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} The HoneySweet brand onion is claimed to consistently rate with a pungency level of 3.5 or less.<ref>{{cite news |title=HoneySweet key to J&D onion program success |url=https://theproducenews.com/honeysweet-key-jd-onion-program-success |access-date=26 May 2024 |date=March 14, 2018}}</ref>
The Supasweet onion (usually grown in [[Lincolnshire]], [[England]]) registers 1.5 to 2 on the scale. A standard brown onion is usually in the range of 6–7 out of 10. == Influential factors ==
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