Dehydrated onions are the perfect solution and a replacement for fresh onions in the kitchen. With their tarty flavour, dehydrated onions, add a great taste to various foods that use onions as a special ingredient.
Raw onions when chopped and dried, dehydrated onions are formed which are called onion flakes. Further these flakes are ground to obtained dehydrated onion powder. These flakes are found with less or no moisture in it. This directly improves the shelf life and maintains the taste of fresh onions. Because of dehydration it gains a crunchy and crisp texture. They are used in various ready to cook foods and snacks.
Manufacturing Process:
Initially in the process of cleaning, raw onions are segregated from damaged onions for better quality of dehydrated onions. Then, the onions undergo process of peeling, washing and cutting according to various required sizes. Further to this, these cut pieces of onions are dehydrated in a hot air dehydration process on a conveyor belt. The water content will be reduced to great extent during this stage. After the drying in heat treatment process the onion flakes are cooled down at room temperature. Then these flakes are subjected to quality check like colour sorting, metal check and visual/manual inspection. Finally, the quality cleared onion flakes are packed in moisture free environment.
The Advantages of Dehydrated Onion:
- Dehydrated onion flakes are lightweight and blend instantly, retaining its original unique onion flavour.
- Dehydrated onions can be stored and preserved without refrigeration for a long time.
- Dehydrated onions come in handy in treating health problems as they have an intense and pungent natural aroma. So, it is the most versatile ingredients in every kitchen.
- Dehydrated onion is a great healthy and convenient way to add flavor to your soups, stews, and sauces.
Why Dehydrated Onions Are More Sustainable?
Here are some of the reasons why dehydrated onions are more sustainable than fresh onions:
- Dehydrated onions have less moisture as compared to fresh onions. So dehydrated onions have longer shelf life than fresh onions. Dehydrated onions can be stored for longer periods of time resulting in food waste reduction.
- Because of benefit of longer storing time, dehydrated onions can be transported over long distances without any spoilage. This helps in reducing the carbon footprint of the product and in turn helps to reduce the environmental impact of onion production.
- Fresh Onions needs more water in cultivation while dehydrated onions use less water for production. So it helps to conserve water resources.
- Study says that dehydrated onions have a higher nutrient density as compared to fresh onions. Dehydrated onions provide more nutrients per calorie, which can help to improve overall diet quality.
- The versatility of dehydrated onions makes them good substitute in all good home made recipes.
Common Uses for Dehydrated Onions:
- Dehydrated onions are sustainable product that has a long shelf life.
- Dehydrated onions are used in soups and stews.
- Onion powder made from dehydrated onion flakes are used in many ready to eat foods like ready to eat gravies and Indian savoury items like Sabjis.
- Onion powder is also used in many spice mixes which can used to prepare daily dishes.
- Raw onions when cooked form goods paste for various curries but dehydrated onions have their own place in the kitchen for garnishing.
- Dehydrated onion powder can be used for preparation of Indian dishes like biryani, mixed vegetables, soups, paranthas etc.
In the west, dehydrated onions also be used in making chilli which is a popular dish with beef and vegetables. The dehydrated onion powder when added to this dish, it thickens the curry. Garnishing of chilli dish is made aesthetically beautiful with help of dehydrated onion flakes.
Dehydrated Onion powder is a common ingredient in many foods like chips, dry snacks, toasties, salted cookies etc.
Looking at the benefits of dehydrated onions it is a sustainable replacement to raw onions. A best manufacturer is the one who gives best quality at best price. For all your needs related to dehydrated onions and other products contact Organic Products India and visit www.viralspices.com .
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