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POWDER · 100 MESH

Dehydrated Red Onion Powder 80-100 mesh

Dehydrated red onion powder is the full red onion in powder form: instantly soluble, strong, with a warm hue. It is a standard in curry bases and wherever white onion powder is too quiet in flavour. Milled to 80-100 mesh, with a food-grade anti-caking agent available on request and declared.

KlarHarvest supplies it from BRC-certified dehydration plants in Mahuva, Gujarat, with a laboratory report for every lot and shipments from a single pallet.

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Dehydrated red onion powder, 100 mesh, a soft dusty rose mound on kraft paper.
  • Sourced from BRC-certified units
  • NABL-accredited lab testing
  • Low minimums · LCL welcome
  • Lab report per lot

The range

Red Onion Powder vs Other Dehydrated Onion Cuts, To Scale

Same onion, same line, same lot documentation - a different particle size.

Drawn to relative scale. The larger the cut, the more visible the onion in the finished product; the finer the cut, the faster it rehydrates.

The product

What Is Dehydrated Red Onion Powder?

What the product is, why the cut size matters, and what it means for the price per kilo.

Dehydrated red onion powder is red onion sliced, dried on a belt dryer to about 6 % moisture, then milled and sifted through 80-100 mesh, roughly 150-180 microns. The trade calls it "red onion powder" or "ground red onion". Nothing is added: the standard powder is 100 % onion, and an anti-caking agent goes in only on request, declared on the label.

The powder carries the red onion's sharper, slightly sweet flavour into applications with no texture to restore: curry bases, marinades and sauce powders, snack seasonings, instant meals. It tints a pale product with a light tan-to-rose cast, which is either the point or the reason to specify white onion powder instead. Dehydrated red onion powder is also the most hygroscopic form, so the liner, the seal and first-in-first-out storage decide its shelf life.

Overview

Dehydrated Red Onion Powder: Product Overview

KlarHarvest dehydrated red onion powder comes from red onions grown in the Mahuva belt of Gujarat, harvested from March to May and dried within the season at BRCGS-certified plants. The dried slices are milled in a temperature-controlled pass, sifted through 80-100 mesh in a dry room and packed within minutes with nothing added: no sulphites, no preservatives, no colour, no anti-caking agent unless you specify one. Each lot is tested by an accredited laboratory before it is loaded, and the report travels with the goods.

We select the plant, we do not run it: the powder is milled, filled and sealed inside the BRCGS-certified unit we choose, and it leaves Pipavav under the KlarHarvest label with our lot record on every bag. That is why a curry-base or snack-seasoning maker can order one pallet of dehydrated red onion powder, combine it with white powder or red granules on the same pallet, and hold a full quotation - specification, price, freight, lead time - within one business day.

Fried potato crisps dusted with dehydrated red onion powder in a stainless bowl, a small sieve on the rim and a dish of the powder beside it.

In numbers

Dehydrated Red Onion Powder at a Glance

8-9kg

Fresh onion

Becomes 1 kg of powder

6%

Moisture, max

Tested per lot

80-100

Mesh

Dissolves instantly

12-13t

Per 20 ft container

Weight-limited, not volume

Manufacturing process

How Dehydrated Red Onion Powder 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.

A sealed plain kraft sack passing through the aperture of a metal detector on a stainless conveyor, two more sacks waiting behind.

  1. Receiving

    Cured red onions from the Mahuva belt, harvested March to May, are graded at the plant gate and held in ventilated stores; 8-9 kg of fresh onion end up as 1 kg of dehydrated red onion powder.

  2. Topping, tailing and peeling

    Tops, roots and loose outer skins come off; the pigmented inner skin stays, because it is the colour of the powder. Escaped skin becomes a speck, so the line is inspected continuously.

  3. Washing and inspection

    Chlorinated wash water and a picking belt for bruised or off-colour bulbs ahead of the slicer.

  4. Slicing

    Slices cut to the thickness the dryer needs; no sulphite dip and no added colour.

  5. Drying

    Single-layer drying on a multi-stage belt dryer on the gentle curve red pigment needs, to 5-6 % moisture.

  6. Milling and sifting to 80-100 mesh

    Cooled slices are milled in a temperature-controlled pass so the volatile flavour survives, sifted through 80-100 mesh with oversize returned to the mill - in a dry room, because the powder is hygroscopic - and bagged within minutes.

  7. Steam treatment, where specified

    Low and Extra Low Bacterial lots are steam-treated before milling and re-dried; Standard tier is not.

  8. Metal detection, packing and release

    Every bag is metal-detected, sealed with lot code and QR, and held until the laboratory report is issued and you release the lot.

Data sheet

Dehydrated Red Onion Powder Specification

Written into every quotation and confirmed on the certificate of analysis that ships with the lot.

LOT RECORDKH-26-M3-0042
Product
Red Onion Powder
Processing unit
BRC-certified · Mahuva · AA
Lab report
✓ RELEASED · moisture 5.4 % · within spec
Container
MSKU 482 710-3 · seal E-0913
Status
Ex Pipavav · in transit to destination port
LOADING VIDEO · 02:14 · 500 BAGS · 10,000 KG

Dehydrated red onion powder is quoted against the band below and confirmed on the certificate of analysis for the lot; coarser and finer meshes are milled to order.

Parameter Specification
Raw material Red onions, Gujarat harvest, India
Cut size 80-100 mesh
Moisture ≤ 6 %
Foreign matter ≤ 1 %
Ash ≤ 4 % (acid-insoluble ≤ 0.5 %)
Microbiology Standard · Low · Extra Low Bacterial (on request, steam treatment) - values per lot COA
Additives none - no SO₂, no preservatives, no colour; food-grade anti-caking agent optional, on request and declared
Packing 25 kg laminated paper bag, double PE liner · private label
Shelf life min. 12 months, unopened, cool & dry
Container (est.) ~12-13 t / 20 ft (to be verified)
HS code 0712 20
Rehydration instant - ratio approx. 1:8 to 1:9 (dried:fresh)

Values are the standard band. Custom sieve distributions, tighter moisture and dedicated microbiology tiers are quoted against your own specification.

Grading

Dehydrated Red Onion Powder Grading

Colour as a measured value and defects as a count per 100 g - the two things a grade actually means.

Powder shows its colour as a tint in the whole product, and with red onion that tint is the reason for buying it. Dehydrated red onion powder is graded by measured lightness before milling; the trade bands are below and the lot's own reading and speck count are on the certificate of analysis.

  1. Deep red

    dark red · A grade

    L*58-64

    Dense burgundy skin flecks on pale flesh, even through the lot

    Deep-pigment varieties, fresh-crop lots March to May

  2. Red

    standard red

    L*64-70

    Clear burgundy flecks, pale pink flesh, uniform

    Most export lots in season; the usual specification

  3. Light red

    pink

    L*70-76

    Sparse flecks, flesh reads pink rather than red

    Light-skinned varieties or late-season lots; specify if wanted

  4. Faded

    L*76-82

    Brownish flecks, dull flesh

    Over-dried or old stock; not offered for export

    Not exported

Defect limits · per 100 g on the sorted product

  • ≤ 30Dark specks
  • ≥ 95 %Through 80 mesh, by weight
  • ≤ 1 %Lumps, by weight
  • 0.45-0.55Bulk density, g/ml

A tighter colour band or speck limit for dehydrated red onion powder is agreed at order stage and confirmed on the certificate of analysis.

Applications

Dehydrated Red Onion Powder 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.

Curry bases

Dehydrated red onion powder dissolves into a curry base or gravy at once and brings the sweetness of fried red onion without the frying.

Marinades and sauce powders

Dispersed in oil, yoghurt or brine within seconds, the powder flavours tandoori marinades and dry sauce mixes evenly.

Snack seasoning

Blended with salt, chilli and spice powders for extruded and fried snacks; the fine grind coats without visible particles.

Instant meals

Instant soups, noodle seasonings and cup meals rely on onion powder for full flavour the moment hot water is added.

Sambal and chilli pastes

Chilli pastes, sambal powders and sauce concentrates use red onion powder for body and a rounder, sweeter heat.

Spice mixes and masalas

Garam masala, biryani masala and table blends carry onion powder as a base note; a free-flowing grade keeps the blend from caking.

In your process

How to Use Dehydrated Red Onion Powder: Rehydration & Dosing

Three numbers decide how this cut behaves in a recipe - how fast it takes water back, how much, and how little of it you need.

  • Rehydration None - dehydrated red onion powder dissolves straight into the liquid phase; there is nothing to soak.
  • Dry blending Blend directly into dry mixes and seasonings; for a lump-free sauce, disperse the powder in oil or in the dry ingredients before the liquid goes in.
  • Dosing One kilo carries the solids of 8-9 kg of fresh red onion, so dose in grams - about one-ninth of the fresh weight, then adjust.

Food safety

Dehydrated Red Onion Powder Microbiology: Standard, Low & Extra Low Bacterial

A curry base that is cooked takes Standard tier; dehydrated red onion powder dusted onto a snack after frying has no kill step behind it and needs Extra Low.

Standard

For curry bases, sauces and instant meals that are cooked - the default tier.

Low bacterial

Lower counts without the full steam treatment, for stricter specifications.

Extra Low Bacterial

Steam-treated before milling and re-dried, for topical snack seasonings and other ready-to-eat uses; counts per lot on the COA.

Packaging & export

Packaging and Export Logistics for Dehydrated Red Onion Powder

With dehydrated red onion powder the packing question is moisture, not space: the box is weight-limited at 12-13 t, and the liner, the seal and the storage rotation decide how the powder arrives and how long it keeps.

25kg

Per bag

Laminated kraft, double PE liner

40

Bags per Europallet

1,000 kg net, 5 x 8 pattern

11-12

Pallets per 20 ft

12-13 t net, single height

24-26t

Per 40 ft high cube

Weight-limited

How a lot ships

From Sealed Bag to Your Port

Bag, pallet, container, protection, route and documents - the things a packing instruction has to say.

  • Bag 25 kg laminated kraft with a double polyethylene liner, heat-sealed the moment it is filled; 20 kg bags and lined fibre drums to order; plain or printed.
  • Pallet Forty bags in five-by-eight layers, 1,000 kg net on a Europallet, corner boards, stretch wrap and a top sheet; industrial and GMA pallets on request.
  • Container 11-12 pallets and 12-13 t in a 20 ft box; 24-26 t in a 40 ft high cube. The weight limit arrives before the box is full, and pallets are never stacked.
  • Protection Wall dunnage and top sheets as standard, extra desiccant for powder on winter routes, and a daylight check of the container before loading.
  • Mixed pallets and LCL Powder is always the bottom layer of a mixed pallet; one pallet is an order, LCL sails consolidated on the same corridor.
  • Route and transit Sealed at our Bhavnagar premises under customs self-sealing, trucked to Pipavav in 90 minutes; two weeks to the Gulf and Southeast Asia, four to five to North Europe and the US east coast.
  • Documents Invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, phytosanitary certificate, certificate of analysis, health certificate where required, bill of lading - drafts before the vessel sails.

Export markets

Dehydrated Red Onion Powder Export Markets

The same lot, a different document set. Where our containers go and what each destination asks for.

Germany and the EU

Curry-paste and snack-seasoning manufacturers buy dehydrated red onion powder under customs code 0712 20 00, tested to Regulation 396/2005, IFS/BRCGS answers in the file. Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp.

Exporting to Germany 

United Kingdom

UK Global Tariff line 0712 20 00, IPAFFS pre-notification where it applies - a regular cargo for the UK curry trade. Felixstowe and Southampton.

Exporting to the UK 

United States and Canada

FDA-registered source plant, prior notice filed by us, and the COA the importer's FSVP file needs. New York, Savannah, Montreal.

Exporting to the USA and Canada 

Gulf states

Halal certification on request, Arabic labelling for retail packs; about two weeks from Pipavav to Jebel Ali or Dammam.

Exporting to the Gulf 

Southeast Asia

Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam on the same corridor, where red onion powder goes into instant noodle seasonings and sambal powders.

Exporting to Southeast Asia 

Other markets

Tell us the destination; the quotation confirms the document set and the lead time for dehydrated red onion powder.

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Quality

Quality and Certifications for Dehydrated Red Onion Powder

What is certified, what is tested, and what is still in process - stated as it is today.

BRC-certified source plants

Milled, sifted, bagged and sealed on a BRCGS-certified line in Mahuva; the bag of dehydrated red onion powder stays closed until your goods-in opens it.

Accredited laboratory report per lot

Each lot is reported by an NABL-accredited laboratory before loading - pesticides to EU Regulation 396/2005, microbiology, heavy metals, bulk density, colour - and you read the report before the container leaves.

No additives

The label says onion. No sulphites, no preservatives, no colour; an anti-caking agent only where you specify it, and then declared.

Traceability

Scan the QR on the bag and the plant, the harvest window and the laboratory report of that lot open.

Registrations

FSSAI licence and APEDA registration are in process; the numbers appear here the day they are issued.

Why KlarHarvest

Why Buy Dehydrated Red Onion Powder from KlarHarvest

Six things you can check before the first order, not after.

A complete quote in one business day

Specification, colour band, price, freight and lead time for dehydrated red onion powder in one document.

From one pallet

A tonne of red powder is a proper order here; mixed pallets and LCL welcome.

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, the container followed to your port.

A client portal per order

Status, photos, video and every document behind one link.

FAQ

Dehydrated Red Onion Powder - Frequently Asked Questions

What buyers ask about this cut before the first order. Anything not covered here, send us the question - you have an answer within one business day.

Will red onion powder tint my product?

A little: a warm tan-to-rose cast in pale applications. Where colour neutrality matters, specify white onion powder instead.

What is 80-100 mesh in microns?

Roughly 150-180 microns - fine enough to dissolve instantly and blend without specks.

Is there an anti-caking agent in the powder?

Only on request, and then declared. The standard powder is 100 % red onion.

How do I keep the powder from clumping?

Sealed, cool and dry; reseal opened bags at once and work first-in-first-out. Onion powder is hygroscopic.

How much dehydrated red onion powder fits in a 20-ft container?

About 12-13 tonnes. The powder is the densest form, so the weight limit is reached long before the box is full.

Is red onion powder stronger than white?

Yes - more pungency and aroma with a slightly sweet note, and 1 kg still carries the solids of 8-9 kg of fresh onion. Dose in grams.

Can you mill a coarser or finer powder?

Yes. 60-80 mesh and finer than 100 mesh are milled to order; the band is agreed at order stage and confirmed on the COA.

Same category

Other Cut Sizes of Dehydrated Red Onion

Same onion, same plant, same lot documentation - a different particle size.

Five piles of dehydrated red onion in a row, stepping down in particle size from flakes to powder.

CUSTOM · 8-20 MM TO 100 MESH

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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Also in white onion

The Same Cuts in Dehydrated White Onion

Same plants, same lab report, same packing - the white onion carries its skin colour through every cut.

Five piles of dehydrated white onion in a row, stepping down in particle size from flakes to powder.

CUSTOM · 8-20 MM TO 100 MESH

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.

Ask us 

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