California Minced Onion, Allium cepa, is also known as bulk minced onion, minced onion, dried minced onion, or instant minced onion. It has an essential oil content of .01-.015%.

Our California Minced Onions are grown and processed in California. When they reach peak ripeness they are picked, dehydrated, and minced into easy-to-pour, easy-to-measure flakes that deliver the concentrated flavor of sweet onions without the tears.

1-2/3 Tablespoons California Minced Onion = 1 Tablespoon Granulated Onion, 1 Tablespoon California Onion Powder, or 1 medium onion.

California Minced Onion is popular with seasoning companies; bagel, breakfast, American, and barbecue restaurants; food trucks; sauce, biscuit, bread, kettle and popcorn manufacturers; and independent spice shops.

For more information about onions or to look at other onion products, please visit our main onion page.

Flavor Profile

California Minced Onion has a strong, sweet onion taste with great texture.

How to Use

California Minced Onion can be used in any recipe that calls for fresh onion. They can be rehydrated by soaking in just fifteen minutes, or added while cooking. This product is fantastic for topping chewy breads like bagels, or bagel’s cousin, the bialy. Stir California Minced Onions into tomato base for tagines or pasta sauce. Try it in this slow-cooked Honey and Soy Glazed Chicken or this spicy, aromatic Sichuan Hot Sauce. Stir California Minced Onions into homemade barbecue sauce, taco seasoning, or sour cream and onion dip. We suggest trying it in your favorite burger recipe or adding it to our Classic Burger with Cheese. 

Onion pairs well a great many kinds of foods but goes particularly well with cheese, meats, ginger, tomatoes, sour cream, basil, cilantro, dill, garlic, mint, oregano, parsley, fennel, rosemary, sage, and thyme.