Dehydrated onion: white, red, crispy fried and toasted.
The volume material of the Gujarat dehydration belt. One base crop, four distinct products — sorted by colour, by cut, and by whether it has been through heat before it reaches you.
HS 0712.20 · dried onion
Onion
- White onion
- Red & pink onion
- Crispy fried onion
- Toasted onion
- What it is
Fresh onion, dried
Sliced or diced, hot-air dried, cut to the size you order. Colour graded before drying, not after.
- What it is not
Not fried onion
Fried and toasted onion have been through oil or heat and behave differently in a blend.
- What it replaces
Peeling and chopping
Removes the labour, the waste and the seasonal price swing. Flavour dosed by weight, not by the sack.
- Specify this
Colour and cut
Colour and cut in mm or mesh. Colour drives price more than anything else here.

White onion
Kibbled 8–20 mm · chopped · minced 1–3 mm · granules · powder 80–100 mesh
The default across seasoning blends, soup bases, dry mixes and ready meals. Cleanest colour of the range.

Red & pink onion
Kibbled · chopped · minced · granules · powder
Specified where colour carries into the finished product, or where a sharper pungency is wanted.

Crispy fried onion
Kibbled · sliced
Fried, not just dried. Garnish and topping for biryani, noodles, salads and ready meals. Higher value per tonne.

Toasted onion
Kibbled · minced · powder
Heat-treated for a darker, sweeter, roasted note. For snack seasoning houses and sauce makers.
Cut sizes are set to your order. Full specification — moisture, ash, microbiological limits, packing and container loading — issued on request.
Request the spec sheetQuestions buyers ask about dehydrated onion
Answered from the published line above. Anything not answered here is on the spec sheet.
- What is dehydrated onion?
- Fresh onion, dried. Sliced or diced, hot-air dried, cut to the size you order. Colour graded before drying, not after.
- What cuts and grades of dehydrated onion are there?
- White onion (Kibbled 8–20 mm · chopped · minced 1–3 mm · granules · powder 80–100 mesh); Red & pink onion (Kibbled · chopped · minced · granules · powder); Crispy fried onion (Kibbled · sliced); Toasted onion (Kibbled · minced · powder).
- Is dehydrated onion the same as fried onion?
- No. Fried and toasted onion have been through oil or heat and behave differently in a blend.
- What does dehydrated onion replace in a kitchen or plant?
- Peeling and chopping. Removes the labour, the waste and the seasonal price swing. Flavour dosed by weight, not by the sack.
- What should I specify when buying dehydrated onion?
- Colour and cut. Colour and cut in mm or mesh. Colour drives price more than anything else here.
- What is the HS code for dehydrated onion?
- Dehydrated onion is classified under HS 0712.20 (dried onion).
- Can I get the full dehydrated onion specification?
- Cut sizes are set to your order. Full specification — moisture, ash, microbiological limits, packing and container loading — issued on request.