Sauces and soups
At 3-5 mm, chopped dehydrated white onion softens in 10-15 minutes and melts into a sauce base while still reading as onion on the spoon.
CHOPPED · 3-5 MM
Chopped Dehydrated White Onion 3-5 mm
Chopped dehydrated white onion is the all-rounder of the processing kitchen: 3-5 mm pieces small enough to spread evenly through a recipe and large enough to keep a recognisable onion structure. It rehydrates in 10-15 minutes and adds no water to the product.
KlarHarvest supplies it from BRC-certified dehydration plants in Mahuva, Gujarat, the belt that grows most of the white onion the world dries, with a laboratory report for every lot and shipments from a single pallet.
- Sourced from BRC-certified units
- NABL-accredited lab testing
- Low minimums · LCL welcome
- Lab report per lot
The range
White Onion Chopped vs Other Dehydrated Onion Cuts, To Scale
Same onion, same line, same lot documentation - a different particle size.
- Flakes8-20 mm
- Chopped3-5 mm - the cut on this page
- Minced1-3 mm
- Granules0.5-1 mm
- Powder80-100 mesh
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 Chopped Dehydrated White Onion?
What the product is, why the cut size matters, and what it means for the price per kilo.
Chopped dehydrated white onion is white onion sliced, dried on a belt dryer to about 6 % moisture, broken and sieved so the pieces fall between 3 and 5 mm. In the trade it is also called "chopped onion", "onion pieces 3-5 mm" or, in some price lists, "kibbled fine". Nothing is added: the flavour is the onion's own sugars and sulphur compounds, concentrated by the loss of water, and the colour is the ivory of white onion flesh.
The cut sits between flakes and minced, and that is exactly its use. It is fine enough to distribute through a sauce, a filling or a deli salad without pockets of onion, yet coarse enough that the pieces are still seen and bitten. It also stows better than flakes: a 20 ft container carries 10-12 tonnes of chopped dehydrated white onion against 9-10 tonnes of flakes, which is a real difference in freight per kilo.
Overview
Chopped Dehydrated White Onion: Product Overview
KlarHarvest chopped dehydrated white onion comes from white 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 broken on a controlled mill, sieved to 3-5 mm, colour-sorted and packed with nothing added: no sulphites, no preservatives, no anti-caking agent. Each lot is tested by an accredited laboratory before it is loaded, and the report travels with the goods.
The plant fills and seals the bags; we do the rest. KlarHarvest selects the unit, writes the lot specification, has the chopped onion filled inside the certified plant and ships it under our own label from Pipavav. For you that means a first order of one pallet, a mixed pallet with flakes or powder if the recipe line needs both, and a quotation with the specification sheet, price, freight and lead time inside one business day.
In numbers
Chopped Dehydrated White Onion at a Glance
8-9kg
Fresh onion
Becomes 1 kg of chopped onion
6%
Moisture, max
Tested per lot
10-15
Minutes to rehydrate
Cold water; faster warm
10-12t
Per 20 ft container
Denser than flakes
Manufacturing process
How Chopped Dehydrated White 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.
Onions in
Cured white onions from the Mahuva belt arrive at the plant gate between March and May, are graded on size and held in ventilated stores. Roughly 8-9 kg of them end up as 1 kg of chopped dehydrated white onion.
Topping and peeling
Tops and roots go first, then the dry outer skins. A careless peel shows up later as skin fragments in the 3-5 mm cut, which is why this station is checked on every shift.
Wash and hand pick
Bulbs pass through chlorinated wash water and a picking belt where damaged or pink-skinned bulbs are pulled before the slicer sees them.
Slicing
The slicer is set for the thickness the chopped cut needs. No sulphite dip at any point: the ivory colour is the onion and the dryer, nothing else.
Belt drying
Slices spread one layer deep on a multi-stage belt dryer; the air steps down in temperature over several hours until the product reads 5-6 % moisture.
Breaking to 3-5 mm
Cooled slices are broken on a controlled mill and sieved: oversize goes back to the mill, fines go on to minced and granules, and an optical sorter takes out dark pieces.
Steam step (Low and Extra Low tiers)
Lots specified as Low or Extra Low Bacterial pass a validated steam treatment and are dried again; Standard tier skips this step.
Metal check, bag, hold
Each bag goes through a metal detector, is sealed with its lot code and QR, and waits in the warehouse until the laboratory report is issued. Your release comes before the container is stuffed.
Data sheet
Chopped Dehydrated White Onion Specification
Written into every quotation and confirmed on the certificate of analysis that ships with the lot.
- Product
- White Onion Chopped
- 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
Every quotation for chopped dehydrated white onion is written against the band below, and the certificate of analysis that travels with the lot confirms it value by value.
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Raw material | White onions, Gujarat harvest, India |
| Cut size | 3-5 mm |
| 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 |
| Packing | 20 or 25 kg laminated paper bag, double PE liner · private label |
| Shelf life | min. 12 months, unopened, cool & dry |
| Container (est.) | ~10-12 t / 20 ft (to be verified) |
| HS code | 0712 20 |
| Rehydration | 10-15 min - 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
Chopped Dehydrated White Onion Grading
Colour as a measured value and defects as a count per 100 g - the two things a grade actually means.
A 3-5 mm piece shows its colour on the spoon, so chopped dehydrated white onion is graded by measured lightness, not by the word "white". The trade bands are listed below; your lot's own L* reading and defect counts are printed on the certificate of analysis.
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Bright white
extra white · A grade
L*88-92
Ivory white, slightly translucent, no visible tint
Fresh-crop lots from the best dryers, April to June
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White
standard white
L*84-88
White with a faint warm tone, uniform
Most export lots in season; the usual specification
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Off-white
cream
L*80-84
Noticeable cream tone, a few darker pieces
Late-season or stored-onion lots
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Light tan
L*75-80
Tan overall, browned edges
Over-dried or old stock; not offered for export
Not exported
Defect limits · per 100 g on the sorted product
- 10-30Scorched pieces
- 3-8Skin fragments
- 1-3Root and top pieces
- ≤ 5 %Off-size, by weight
Tighter limits for chopped dehydrated white onion are agreed at order stage and confirmed on the certificate of analysis - ask for them in the inquiry.
Applications
Chopped Dehydrated White 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.
Fillings
Pie, pastry and dumpling fillings take the chopped cut dry; it draws in the filling's moisture and stops a wet mix from weeping.
Deli salads
Coleslaw, potato and pasta salads use the rehydrated chopped cut for even distribution and no raw-onion bite in a chilled product.
Convenience
Instant noodle sachets, cup meals and dry mixes carry chopped onion because it rehydrates fast in hot water and holds its form.
Pizza topping
Sprinkled on the sauce before the cheese, chopped white onion cooks through in the oven time and browns without charring.
Meat and kebab mixes
Burger, kofta and sausage lines add the chopped cut dry, so it binds free water and spreads onion evenly through the mince.
In your process
How to Use Chopped Dehydrated White Onion: 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 Chopped dehydrated white onion takes water back in 10-15 minutes cold, quicker warm, at roughly 1:8 to 1:9 - one kilo becomes the equivalent of 8-9 kg of fresh onion.
- Dry addition In a sauce, a soup or a kettle recipe with free water, the pieces can go in straight from the bag and rehydrate during cooking; no separate soaking step.
- Dosing Start at one-ninth of the fresh onion weight and adjust to taste: the dried product carries the same solids, it only lacks the water.
Food safety
Chopped Dehydrated White Onion Microbiology: Standard, Low & Extra Low Bacterial
A kettle-cooked pasta sauce has its kill step built in, so Standard tier chopped dehydrated white onion is enough; a cold-filled deli salad or a sandwich filling has none, and needs Extra Low.
Standard
The default for processes with a kill step - baking, retorting, kettle cooking - and for most industrial sauce and soup lines.
Low bacterial
Reduced counts without the full steam treatment: for sensitive fillings and for customers whose specification sits below Standard.
Extra Low Bacterial
Steam-treated, re-dried and tested for ready-to-eat use with no further heat - deli salads, cold fillings, dips. Counts per lot on the COA.
Packaging & export
Packaging and Export Logistics for Chopped Dehydrated White Onion
Chopped dehydrated white onion fills a 20 ft container by volume and by weight at about the same point, so the pallet pattern matters less than for flakes and the liner matters more than for powder. This is how a lot goes out.
25kg
Per bag
Laminated kraft, double PE liner
32
Bags per Europallet
800 kg net, 4 x 8 pattern
11
Pallets per 20 ft
10-12 t net, single height
22-24t
Per 40 ft high cube
About 22 pallets
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 Laminated kraft paper, 20 or 25 kg, with a double polyethylene liner heat-sealed inside; your printed bag or a plain one with our label.
- Pallet A Europallet carries 32 bags in a 4 x 8 pattern, 800 kg net, stretch-wrapped under a top sheet; industrial or GMA pallets if your warehouse needs them.
- Container Eleven pallets in a 20 ft box, 10-12 t net; 22-24 t in a 40 ft high cube. Pallets sit single height - chopped onion takes a top layer better than flakes, but we still do not double-stack.
- Protection Kraft dunnage on the walls, a top sheet on every pallet, desiccant for winter arrivals in Europe, and a daylight inspection of the box before the first pallet goes in.
- Mixed pallets and LCL One pallet is an order. In a mixed stack chopped onion sits between powder below and flakes above; LCL lots sail on the same corridor in consolidated boxes.
- Route and transit Sealed under customs self-sealing at our premises, 90 minutes by truck to Pipavav. 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 if your market wants one, bill of lading - drafts to you before the vessel sails.
Export markets
Chopped Dehydrated White Onion Export Markets
The same lot, a different document set. Where our containers go and what each destination asks for.
Germany and the EU
Sauce, soup and ready-meal makers buy chopped dehydrated white onion under customs code 0712 20 00; IFS and BRCGS questionnaires answered with documents, tests to Regulation 396/2005. Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp.
Exporting to GermanyUnited Kingdom
Tariff line 0712 20 00, IPAFFS pre-notification where it applies, residue limits per the GB MRL register and the same lot file as for the EU. Felixstowe and Southampton are the usual ports.
Exporting to the UKUnited States and Canada
The source plant holds FDA facility registration; we file prior notice and hand your importer the certificate of analysis the FSVP file needs. New York, Savannah, Montreal.
Exporting to the USA and CanadaGulf states
Halal certification on request and Arabic labelling for retail packs; the box is about two weeks out of Pipavav. Jebel Ali and Dammam.
Exporting to the GulfSoutheast Asia
Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam on the same corridor - a common destination for chopped onion going into instant noodle seasonings and sauce packs.
Exporting to Southeast AsiaOther markets
Name the destination and the quotation comes back with the document set and the lead time for chopped dehydrated white onion to that port.
Ask about your marketQuality
Quality and Certifications for Chopped Dehydrated White Onion
What is certified, what is tested, and what is still in process - stated as it is today.
BRC-certified source plants
Chopped dehydrated white onion is filled and sealed inside a BRCGS-certified plant in Mahuva; the bag is never opened or repacked outside it.
Accredited laboratory report per lot
An NABL-accredited laboratory tests each lot before loading - pesticides to EU Regulation 396/2005, microbiology, heavy metals, physical parameters - and you hold the report before the container sails.
No additives
No sulphites, no preservatives, no anti-caking agent. The ingredient declaration reads "onion" and nothing else.
Traceability
Lot code and QR on every bag, linking to the plant, the harvest window and the laboratory report of that lot.
Registrations
FSSAI licence and APEDA registration are in process; the numbers appear on this page the day they are issued, not before.
Why KlarHarvest
Why Buy Chopped Dehydrated White 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 chopped dehydrated white onion in one document - never a partial answer.
From one pallet
Mixed pallets and LCL are welcome. We built the company for the orders the container-only exporters ignore.
Price locked at order
The raw-material price is fixed with the plant on the day you confirm, so the quote is valid 7-10 days instead of carrying a hidden buffer.
The report before loading
The certificate of analysis is issued before stuffing and the container waits for your release.
Loading video and tracking
Bags counted into the box on video, seal number recorded, container position followed to your port.
A client portal per order
Status, photos, video and every document behind one link from inquiry to delivery.
FAQ
Chopped Dehydrated White Onion - 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.
What is the difference between chopped onion and flakes?
The same onion, broken finer: 3-5 mm pieces that spread evenly through a recipe while still reading as visible onion. Flakes are 8-20 mm and stay whole in the dish.
How much chopped dehydrated white onion fits in a 20-ft container?
About 10-12 tonnes - denser than flakes, lighter than powder. The exact stuffing weight is confirmed in the quotation.
Can chopped onion go into a dry mix?
Yes - it is a standard cut for dry soup and sauce mixes; it rehydrates in the final preparation.
Do you supply chopped onion under private label?
Yes. Your bag and label, applied to sealed bags at our own godown; artwork is agreed at order confirmation.
Which colour grade do you supply by default?
Standard white (L* 84-88) unless your specification asks for bright white. In-season lots often reach the bright-white band; we say so on the COA rather than charging for a promise.
Can I mix chopped dehydrated white onion with other cuts on one pallet?
Yes. Powder and granules go at the bottom, chopped in the middle, flakes on top, and the pallet ships as one line item with one document set.
Can I get a custom size band?
Yes. Send your target sieve specification and we quote against it; the band is agreed at order stage.
Same category
Other Cut Sizes of Dehydrated White Onion
Same onion, same plant, same lot documentation - a different particle size.
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.
View details for white onion flakes (kibbled)
MINCED · 1-3 MM
White Onion Minced
Fine cut with fast rehydration - ideal for sauces, dressings and short-cook recipes.
View details for white onion minced
GRANULES · 0.5-1 MM
White Onion Granules
Free-flowing granulation for seasoning blends and coating systems. Consistent mesh size, lot after lot.
View details for white onion granules
POWDER · 100 MESH
White Onion Powder
Fine powder with concentrated flavour - the base ingredient for spice blends, marinades and snack seasonings.
View details for white onion 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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The Same Cuts in Dehydrated Red Onion
Same plants, same lab report, same packing - the red onion carries its skin colour through every cut.
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.
View details for red onion flakes (kibbled)
CHOPPED · 3-5 MM
Red Onion Chopped
Red onion pieces for ethnic cuisine ranges, chutneys, curry bases and dry mixes.
View details for red onion chopped
MINCED · 1-3 MM
Red Onion Minced
Fine cut combining red onion colour with quick rehydration for pastes and sauces.
View details for red onion minced
GRANULES · 0.5-1 MM
Red Onion Granules
Free-flowing granules for blends where red onion character is specified.
View details for red onion granules
POWDER · 100 MESH
Red Onion Powder
Fine red onion powder for seasonings, snack coatings and ready-mix formulations.
View details for red onion 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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