Organic California Minced Garlic, Allium sativum, is also known as organic minced garlic, bulk minced garlic, minced California garlic, garlic flakes, dried garlic flakes, or dried garlic wholesale minced garlic.  It is grown organically in California. Organic Minced Garlic has an essential oil of .1%- .25%.

It is a member of the genus Allium and is close cousins with leeks, chives, shallots, and onions. For more information about garlic or to look at all our selections, please visit our main garlic page.

Organic California Minced Garlic is popular with pickling and fermenting manufacturers; packaged meats and chili oil producers; seasoning companies; independent spice shops; brewers; and restaurants specializing in Asian and Asian-fusion cuisine.

1 fresh garlic clove = 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon of granulated garlic, or ½ teaspoon of minced garlic.

Flavor Profile

Organic California Minced Garlic is smooth, pungent, and garlicky, and adds some texture whether it's dry and crunchy, or cooked into a dish.

How to Use

It is a savory addition to Sweet Chickpea Chili, sofrito, chicken or beef stew, and once rehydrated can be roasted with Garlic and Herb Mushrooms and stirred into Homemade Marinara and Creamy Polenta. Organic California Minced Garlic is a flavor-packed addition to Crunchy Pickles, or it can be stirred into olive oil for a quick and easy seasoning for topping focaccia bread, bagels, or Vegetarian Pizza Pie. Minced garlic is a long-term way to keep chopped garlic close at hand and ready to use.

These dried bits of chopped garlic can be added directly into a dish to cook, so long as they have about 15 minutes to rehydrate. Organic California Minced Garlic is an excellent addition to chili, soups, stews, sofrito, casseroles, gravies, and sauces.

Garlic pairs well with ginger, onions, basil, turmeric, leafy greens, beans, beef, chicken, pork, seafood, tomatoes, chiles, olive oil, and vegetables.