Dehydrated Red Onion Flakes

About This Product

Dehydrated red onion flakes retain a distinct reddish-purple tint through the dehydration process, giving buyers a visually differentiated onion ingredient alongside the standard white onion flavor profile most seasoning blends default to. Mahuva, Gujarat, India's largest dehydrated vegetable processing hub, handles both onion varieties at scale, giving this product the same manufacturing depth and quality control infrastructure already established around the region's dehydration industry. For food manufacturers, seasoning companies, spice blenders, and bulk ingredient buyers internationally, this means access to consistent red onion flakes with the documentation commercial food production and export require.

Product Specifications

Why Buyers Choose Red Onion Flakes Over White

Visual Differentiation for Color-Sensitive Formulations

Some seasoning blends, snack coatings, and packaged food products benefit from the reddish-purple visual cue red onion flakes provide, signaling a specific flavor variant to consumers or matching a recipe's traditional presentation where red onion is the expected ingredient. Buyers formulating products where visible color is part of the customer's quality expectation should specify red rather than white onion for this reason alone, independent of any flavor difference.

Confirming Color Stability Through Processing

Red onion's pigment can behave differently than white onion under heat and extended processing, so buyers should confirm with their supplier how well the reddish tint holds up through their specific downstream production process (extrusion, baking, extended cooking) before committing a full formulation to this ingredient. A color that looks vivid in the raw dehydrated flake doesn't always survive every processing method equally well.

Why Source from Mahuva, Gujarat

Mahuva's dehydration processing infrastructure, built at scale around India's onion supply chain, handles both red and white onion varieties using the same washing, slicing, and dehydration processes, giving buyers access to consistent quality control regardless of which variety they're sourcing. This scale supports the grading, moisture monitoring, and HACCP-compliant processing that bulk food manufacturing and seasoning buyers require from either onion color.

Trade and Order Details

Packaging Options

20kg standard export bags (paper laminated or woven PP with inner liner), the industry-standard format for bulk onion flakes. Custom packaging, inner bag configurations, and private label options available on request for retail-facing buyers.

Export and Logistics

MOQ: Confirm current minimum order quantity directly, as this varies based on grade and packaging specification.

HS Code: 0712.20 for dried onion, confirm exact classification with your customs broker for your specific destination market.

Mode of Shipment: Standard sea container, no reefer required given the dehydrated, shelf-stable nature of the product.

Lead Time: Confirm current production and shipping lead time based on order volume and grade requirement.

Certifications

FSSAI license, ISO 22000 and HACCP certified processing, APEDA registration, Spices Board of India registration, Certificate of Analysis (moisture, flake size, microbial testing) per batch, Certificate of Origin, Halal and Kosher certification available on request.