Onion & garlic tools for buyers and chefs
Conversion calculator, bulk order calculator, product finder
Three small, fast tools built from the numbers we use every day at the factory in Mahuva: how much dried onion replaces a fresh one, how many bags fit a pallet and a container, and which product fits your process.
Three questions buyers ask us every week
Each tool answers one of them instantly, explains the numbers behind the answer and points you to the next step: a product page, a sample or a quote.
Onion & Garlic Conversion Calculator
Fresh onion or garlic to powder, granules, minced, flakes or fried onions, and back again, in spoons, cups and grams, with a rehydration tip.
Open the tool 02Bulk Order & Container Load Calculator
Turn a quantity in kg, MT or lb into bags or cartons, pallets and 20 ft or 40 ft container loads, with MOQ and shelf-life guidance, then request the quote.
Open the tool 03Product Finder
Answer three questions about your application, texture and process and get the right onion, garlic or fried onion product and form.
Open the toolPrecise numbers, no guesswork
Dehydrated onion and garlic replace fresh produce at a fraction of the weight: a medium onion is about 88% water, so 110 g of fresh onion becomes roughly 12 g of flakes or 7 g of powder. That is good news for shelf life, freight and consistency, but it means every recipe, every blend and every purchase order needs a reliable conversion.
The conversion calculator handles the kitchen and R&D side: fresh to dried and dried to fresh, in pieces, teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, grams or kilograms. The bulk order calculator handles procurement: it converts a quantity into bags or cartons, pallets and container loads using our standard export packing, and flags the minimum order and shelf life. The product finder sits in between, matching your application, texture and process to the right form of dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic or fried onion.
All figures are the ones we work with at Optimum Food & Spices in Mahuva, Gujarat, India, where we have made fried onions and dehydrated onion and garlic since 2012. They are indicative; the exact specification, packing and price are confirmed on your quotation.
Questions about the tools
Who are these tools for?
Food manufacturers, seasoning blenders, HORECA kitchens, distributors and importers who buy dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic or fried onions in bulk, and chefs and recipe developers who need to swap fresh onion or garlic for a dried form without guessing.
Are the tools free to use?
Yes. All three run in your browser, need no sign-up and store nothing. Results are indicative and we confirm exact specifications, packing and pricing on a quotation.
How accurate is the conversion calculator?
It uses the industry kitchen ratios: 1 medium onion (about 110 g) equals 1 tbsp onion powder (7 g), 3 tbsp dried minced onion (12 g) or 1/4 cup onion flakes (12 g); 1 garlic clove (about 4 g) equals 1/8 tsp garlic powder, 1/4 tsp garlic granules or 1/2 tsp dried minced garlic. Onion sizes and clove sizes vary, so treat the result as a starting point and adjust to taste.
Can I request a quote straight from a calculator?
Yes. The bulk order calculator has a Request this quote button that opens our enquiry form with the product, quantity and packaging already filled in, and the product finder links to the recommended product page and the bulk calculator.
Ready to move from numbers to samples?
Tell us the product, form, quantity and destination. Specifications, pricing and lead times come back within one working day.