5 CUTS · 8-20 MM TO 100 MESH
Dehydrated White Onion
The industrial standard: neutral colour, mild consistent flavour, the most stable supply of all varieties. Flakes, chopped, minced, granules and powder.
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Dehydrated onions - the range
Two varieties, five cut sizes, one quality line: every lot comes from BRC-certified partner plants in Mahuva and is lab-tested before loading. Find the right form for your application below.
Fresh white, red and pink onion ship from the same belt in ventilated containers, so a mixed programme of dehydrated onion products and fresh bulbs has one exporter, one audit and one loading point.
- Sourced from BRC-certified units
- NABL-accredited lab testing
- Low minimums · LCL welcome
- Lab report per lot
The range
Dehydrated White Onion, Red Onion & Fresh Onion
Thirteen products, one crop. Every item below has its own specification page with cut size, moisture, microbiology tiers, packing and container loads.
5 CUTS · 8-20 MM TO 100 MESH
Dehydrated Red Onion
More pungency, more aroma and visible colour in the finished dish. The reference onion for curry bases, chutneys, sambals and snack seasonings.
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WHITE · RED · PINK · SIZE-GRADED
Fresh Onion
Export-grade fresh onions from Gujarat and Maharashtra - cured, size-graded, packed in mesh bags and containerised for sea freight.
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Onion Cut Sizes & Their Applications
The cut decides how visible the onion is and how fast it rehydrates.
| Form | Size | Typical application | Rehydration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flakes (kibbled) | 8-20 mm | Instant meals, soups, visible pieces | 15-20 min |
| Chopped | 3-5 mm | Sauces, fillings, deli products | 10-15 min |
| Minced | 1-3 mm | Sausages, pasta/bread, dressings | 5-10 min |
| Granules | 0.5-1 mm | Seasoning blends, rubs, bouillons | 3-5 min |
| Powder | 80-100 mesh | Seasoning bases, sauce powders, snacks | instant |
Packing
Bulk Onion Packing, Quantities & Shelf Life
Export packing is standard; the bag, the pallet and the label are yours to specify.
Export packing
20 kg or 25 kg laminated paper bags with double PE liner. Flakes also come in 10-14 kg bags, because they fill a bag by volume long before they reach the weight limit.
Private label
Your bag, your label, your specification - from the plant. Artwork goes on sealed bags at our own godown, so nothing is reopened after it leaves the certified plant.
Quantities
From 1 pallet (LCL, mixed pallets possible) to full container. Indicative 20-ft load: approx. 9-13 t depending on cut (flakes are bulkier than granules and powder).
Shelf life
Minimum 12 months unopened, stored cool and dry. Best-before dating is on the spec sheet and every lot label. Reseal opened bags, first-in-first-out. HS code: 0712 20.
White onion
Dehydrated White Onion Products
FLAKES · 8-20 MM
White Onion Flakes (Kibbled)
Large dried pieces, neutral cream-white colour. The workhorse form for soups, sauces and visible-piece applications.
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CHOPPED · 3-5 MM
White Onion Chopped
Uniform pieces for even distribution in dry mixes, stuffings and ready-meal bases.
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MINCED · 1-3 MM
White Onion Minced
Fine cut with fast rehydration - ideal for sauces, dressings and short-cook recipes.
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GRANULES · 0.5-1 MM
White Onion Granules
Free-flowing granulation for seasoning blends and coating systems. Consistent mesh size, lot after lot.
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POWDER · 100 MESH
White Onion Powder
Fine powder with concentrated flavour - the base ingredient for spice blends, marinades and snack seasonings.
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Need a custom mesh or cut?
We run every cut from 8-20 mm flakes down to 100 mesh powder, and match granulation to your specification at order stage.
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Dehydrated Red Onion Products
FLAKES · 8-20 MM
Red Onion Flakes (Kibbled)
Pink-red dried pieces with a sharper flavour profile - preferred where colour should be visible in the final dish.
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CHOPPED · 3-5 MM
Red Onion Chopped
Red onion pieces for ethnic cuisine ranges, chutneys, curry bases and dry mixes.
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MINCED · 1-3 MM
Red Onion Minced
Fine cut combining red onion colour with quick rehydration for pastes and sauces.
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GRANULES · 0.5-1 MM
Red Onion Granules
Free-flowing granules for blends where red onion character is specified.
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POWDER · 100 MESH
Red Onion Powder
Fine red onion powder for seasonings, snack coatings and ready-mix formulations.
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Need a custom mesh or cut?
We run every cut from 8-20 mm flakes down to 100 mesh powder, and match granulation to your specification at order stage.
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Fresh Onion for Export
FRESH · SIZE-GRADED · MESH BAGS
Fresh White Onion
Fresh white onions for markets preferring mild flavour and white skin. Size-graded and containerised to order, seasonal availability confirmed at inquiry.
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FRESH · SIZE-GRADED · MESH BAGS
Fresh Red Onion
Export-grade red onions with deep red-purple skins from Gujarat and Maharashtra growing regions. Size-graded, cured, packed in mesh bags and containerised for sea freight.
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FRESH · SIZE-GRADED · MESH BAGS
Fresh Pink Onion
Light pink-skinned onions with a milder profile - preferred in Gulf and Southeast Asian markets. Size-graded and cured, seasonal windows confirmed at inquiry.
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What Is Dehydrated Onion?
What the range is, where it comes from and what it means for your specification.
Dehydrated onion is fresh onion with the water taken out: sliced, dried on a belt dryer to about 6 % moisture and then broken, milled or sieved into a size band. Eight to nine kilos of fresh onion become one kilo of dried product, which carries the same sugars and sulphur compounds without the water, the weight or the cold chain. Nothing is added to the standard product - no sulphites, no preservatives, no colour.
The size band is the product. Flakes stay visible in a soup; chopped and minced spread through a filling or a dough; granules flow through a dosing line; powder dissolves into a sauce base. White onion is the neutral industrial standard and red onion adds colour and pungency, so the same ten dehydrated onion products cover most of what a food manufacturer specifies. Fresh onion from the same belt covers the rest.
Overview
Dehydrated Onion: Product Overview
KlarHarvest dehydrated onion products come from white and red onions grown in the Mahuva belt of Gujarat, harvested from March to May and dried within the season at BRCGS-certified plants. Every cut is sieved to its band, dried to 6 % moisture or less and packed with nothing added; every lot is tested by an NABL-accredited laboratory before it is loaded, and the report travels with the goods. Microbiology is quoted in three tiers - Standard, Low and Extra Low Bacterial - against the kill step your process has.
We are a merchant exporter, not a plant: we select the unit, specify the lot, have it filled and sealed inside the certified plant, and ship it under our own label from Pipavav port. That is why dehydrated onion products from KlarHarvest can be ordered from a single pallet, mixed across cuts and colours on the same pallet, and quoted with the full document set inside one business day. Fresh onion ships from the same premises, FCL, in ventilated containers.
Manufacturing process
How Dehydrated Onion Is Made
Eight steps from a cured bulb to a sealed, lot-coded bag. Where a defect can enter the product, the step says so.
Harvest and curing
White and red onion come off the fields around Mahuva from March to May, cured, and are graded and stored under moving air at the plant. It takes 8-9 kg of bulbs to make 1 kg of any dehydrated onion product.
Peeling
Tops, roots and outer skins off - the station that decides root and skin fragments in the finished cut.
Wash and pick
A chlorinated wash and a hand-picking belt for damaged and off-colour bulbs.
Slicing, no sulphite
Slices cut to the thickness the cut needs; nothing is dipped, and the colour is the onion's own.
Drying
One layer on a multi-stage belt dryer, air temperature stepping down over several hours to 5-6 % moisture - a gentler curve for red onion than for white.
Five cuts from one slice
Sieved into flakes, or milled to chopped, minced, granules and powder; optical sorters, magnets and sifters ahead of packing on every line.
Steam treatment on request
Low and Extra Low Bacterial lots pass a validated steam step and are re-dried; Standard tier does not.
Detection, sealing, release
Metal detection on every bag, a heat seal with lot code and QR, and a hold in the warehouse until the laboratory report is issued and you release the lot.
Data sheet
Dehydrated Onion Specification
The bands below apply to every dehydrated onion product in the range; each product page carries its own full specification, and the lot you receive carries its certificate of analysis.
| Parameter | Dehydrated white and red onion (all cuts) | Fresh onion (all varieties) |
|---|---|---|
| Raw material | White or red onions, Gujarat harvest, India | White, red or pink onion, Gujarat and Maharashtra |
| Moisture | ≤ 6 % | Field-cured bulbs, dry skin, tight neck |
| Additives | None - no SO₂, no preservatives, no colour; anti-caking agent only on request, declared | None |
| Microbiology | Standard · Low · Extra Low Bacterial, values per lot COA | Not applicable |
| Testing | Pesticides per EU Reg. 396/2005, microbiology, heavy metals - per lot, NABL-accredited laboratory | Phytosanitary certificate per shipment; residue test on request |
| Packing | 20 / 25 kg laminated paper bags, double PE liner; 10-14 kg for flakes | 5 / 10 / 20 / 25 kg mesh bags; jute on request |
| Shelf life | Min. 12 months unopened, cool and dry | Weeks to months by crop and storage; season confirmed per quotation |
| 20 ft container | 9-13 t by cut | 12-14 t, ventilated; 26-28 t in a 40 ft |
| Minimum order | One pallet, LCL and mixed pallets | One container (FCL) |
| HS code | 0712 20 | 0703 10 |
Applications
Dehydrated Onion Applications and Industries Served
The uses this cut is specified for most often. Tell us yours and we will say whether it is the right one.
Soups, sauces and ready meals
Flakes and chopped cuts rehydrate in the pot; powder and granules dissolve into bases and gravies. One supplier for every onion form a recipe needs.
Bakery and snack toppings
Flakes toast on rolls and focaccia in the oven time; granules and powder season chips and extruded snacks in the coating drum.
Seasoning blends, rubs and bouillons
Granules and powder are the onion in dry blends, rubs and stock cubes: free-flowing, easy to weigh and stable in the bag.
Meat, sausage and deli products
Minced and chopped cuts spread through a mince evenly and bind water; rehydrated flakes go into deli and pasta salads.
Ethnic food, chutneys and pickles
Red onion cuts keep their colour in curry bases, chutneys and pickles; the white cuts serve the milder recipes.
Foodservice and wholesale, fresh and dried
Kitchens hold dried onion in dry store all year; wholesale markets in the Gulf and Southeast Asia take fresh bulbs by the container.
Export markets
Dehydrated Onion Export Markets
The same lot, a different document set. Where our containers go and what each destination asks for.
Germany and the EU
The world's largest importer of dried onion: customs codes 0712 20 00 and 0703 10, residue tests to Regulation 396/2005, IFS and BRCGS questionnaires answered with documents. Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp.
Exporting to GermanyUnited Kingdom
Tariff lines 0712 20 00 and 0703 10, IPAFFS pre-notification where it applies, residue limits per the GB MRL register and one lot file for both forms. Felixstowe and Southampton.
Exporting to the UKUnited States and Canada
FDA-registered source plants, prior notice filed by us, and the certificate of analysis for the importer's FSVP file. New York, Savannah, Montreal.
Exporting to the USA and CanadaGulf states
Fresh and dried onion on the same two-week sailing from Pipavav; halal certification on request, Arabic labelling for retail packs. Jebel Ali and Dammam.
Exporting to the GulfSoutheast Asia
Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam from the same corridor, with the documents and transit each market requires.
Exporting to Southeast AsiaOther markets
Name the port; the quotation states the document set and the lead time for dehydrated onion products and fresh onion to it.
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Quality and Certifications for Dehydrated Onion
What is certified, what is tested, and what is still in process - stated as it is today.
BRC-certified source plants
Every dehydrated onion product is filled and sealed inside a BRCGS-certified plant in Mahuva; no bag is opened or repacked outside the plant that sealed it.
Accredited laboratory report per lot
An NABL-accredited laboratory tests each dehydrated lot before loading - pesticides to EU Regulation 396/2005, microbiology, heavy metals, physical parameters - and the report reaches you before the container. Fresh onion ships with a phytosanitary certificate per shipment.
No additives
No sulphites, no preservatives, no colour; an anti-caking agent only on request for granules and powder, and then declared.
Traceability
A lot code and QR on every dried-onion bag, a lot code on every mesh bag, linking to the plant or packhouse, the harvest and the laboratory record.
Registrations
FSSAI licence and APEDA registration in process; the numbers go on this page the day they are issued.
Why KlarHarvest
Why Buy Dehydrated Onion from KlarHarvest
Six things you can check before the first order, not after.
A complete quote in one business day
Specification, price, freight and lead time for any dehydrated onion product - or a container of fresh onion - in one document.
From one pallet
Mixed pallets and LCL for the dehydrated range; the container-only exporters leave these orders unanswered, we built the company for them.
Price locked at order
Raw-material price fixed with the plant the day you confirm, so the quote is valid 7-10 days and carries no buffer.
The report before loading
Certificate of analysis before stuffing; the container waits for your release.
Loading video and tracking
Bags counted into the box on video, the seal number recorded, the container followed to your port.
A client portal per order
Status, photos, video and every document behind one link, from inquiry to delivery.
FAQ
Dehydrated Onion - Frequently Asked Questions
What buyers ask about this range before the first order. Anything not covered here, send us the question - you have an answer within one business day.
Which dehydrated onion product should I start with?
Flakes if the onion should be seen, powder if it should disappear, granules if it is dosed by machine. Send us the application and we send samples of two or three cuts for direct comparison.
What is the minimum order for dehydrated onion products?
One pallet - 800 to 1,000 kg depending on the cut - as LCL or as part of a mixed pallet. Fresh onion is FCL only.
Can I mix white and red onion, or different cuts, in one shipment?
Yes. Any of the ten dehydrated cuts can share a pallet, heavier cuts at the bottom, and the pallet ships as one line item with one document set.
Are the products free of additives?
Yes. No sulphites, no preservatives, no colour. A food-grade anti-caking agent is added to granules or powder only on request, and it is declared.
How long do dehydrated onion products keep?
A minimum of 12 months unopened, stored cool and dry. Reseal opened bags at once and work first-in-first-out; powder is the most hygroscopic form.
Do you supply private label?
Yes. Your bag and label, applied to sealed bags at our own godown; artwork is agreed at order confirmation.
Is a specification sheet available for every product?
Yes - each product page carries its specification, and the PDF spec sheet with the same values is sent with every quotation.
How do I compare dehydrated onion quotations from different suppliers?
Line by line, on the same basis: the cut and size band, the microbiological tier, the moisture limit, the Incoterm and port, the packing and the validity date. A dehydrated onion price for the standard tier FOB Pipavav cannot be compared with an extra-low-bacterial price CIF Hamburg; our quotation states every one of those lines so the comparison is possible, and we will restate it on your basis if you send the competing offer's terms.
Which dehydrated onion products sell most in Europe, the Gulf and Asia?
Europe buys white flakes and powder first - soup, sauce and seasoning houses - with chopped and granules behind them; the Gulf buys white and red flakes for foodservice and toasted onion for retail; Southeast Asia buys red onion cuts for sambals, curry bases and snacks. The market pages on this site say which dehydrated onion products each destination imports and what the document set looks like.
Do you supply toasted or roasted dehydrated onion?
On request, from partner plants with a toasting step: flakes or granules dried further to a golden-brown colour and a caramelised flavour, quoted as a separate specification with its own colour reference. Natural and toasted dehydrated onion are not interchangeable in a recipe, so say which one the application needs.
What is the difference between dehydrated onion and onion oleoresin or onion oil?
Dehydrated onion is the whole vegetable minus water: it carries texture, fibre and the full flavour profile and is dosed by weight. Oleoresin and essential oil are solvent or steam extracts, fifteen to thirty times stronger, used where only flavour is wanted and no particle may show. We supply the dehydrated onion only; a blender who needs both usually buys the extract from a flavour house.
At our premises
Export Packing at Our Bhavnagar Premises
13
Product forms
10 dried + 3 fresh
5
Cut sizes
8-20 mm to 100 mesh
120+
Plants at source
Mahuva, Gujarat
1
Pallet minimum
LCL and mixed pallets
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Get a Dehydrated Onion Quote Within One Business Day
Product, cut size, quantity, destination port - that's all we need to start. You'll receive a written quotation with full specifications from a dehydrated onion exporter, not a one-line price.
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