Dehydrated Garlic Flakes
Dehydrated Garlic Flakes are sliced cloves of Allium sativum that have been dried to a low-moisture, free-flowing form with a recognizable flat, irregular flake shape.
The flake format sits between coarse minced and whole-clove formats. Slices typically measure 5 to 15 mm across with a thickness of 1 to 3 mm, giving the product enough surface area to rehydrate quickly while keeping a visible identity in the finished dish.
We source bulk Dehydrated Garlic Flakes from top China manufacturers for our partners, working with several of them. The manufacturers are mostly in Hebei, Henan and Anhui. A smaller requirement can ship in a combined container with other ingredients.
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- Packaging
- 25 kg kraft paper bag with PE inner liner
- ISO 9001
- HACCP
- Halal
- Kosher
Specifications
Grades / Types Available: Food Grade
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | White to cream-white flakes, 5–15 mm |
| Moisture | ≤6.5% |
| Flake Size | 5–15 mm (passes 4 mesh, retained on 8 mesh) |
| Volatile Oil | ≥0.3% |
| Ash | ≤5.0% |
| Fines (<2mm) | ≤3.0% |
| Foreign Matter | ≤0.5% |
| SO₂ Residue | ≤30 mg/kg |
| Lead | ≤0.5 mg/kg |
| Total Plate Count | ≤100,000 cfu/g |
| Salmonella | Absent in 25g |
| Purity | ≥ 95% |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Heavy Metals | ≤ 10 ppm |
| Arsenic | ≤ 0.5 ppm |
| Yeast & Mold | ≤ 100 cfu/g |
Common Markets Grades
Garlic flakes are sorted by slice dimension, colour, and broken-piece content.
Premium grades show uniform ivory colour with minimal scorch marks, less than 2 percent fines, and a flake size of 8 to 15 mm. Standard food-service grades allow more variability in size and a higher proportion of broken pieces.
Specifications usually call out moisture (typically 6 percent maximum), volatile oil (a marker of pungency), and microbiological limits. Sulphur dioxide is occasionally added to preserve colour in lower grades, while sulphite-free flakes are the norm for clean-label customers.
Air-dried flakes are the commodity standard. Freeze-dried flakes serve retail seasoning jars and chefs who want a sharper, fresher rehydration profile.
Applications
- Pizza and pasta seasoning shakers where visible flakes are part of the eating experience
- Garlic bread, focaccia, and savory crackers
- Marinades and brines where the flake rehydrates and disperses during contact time
- Slow-cooked stews, braises, and chili where long cooking gives the flake time to soften
- Pickle and olive packs that benefit from a visible garlic component
- Salad seasonings and dry rubs for grilled meats
- Instant soup and noodle bowls in retail formats
- Camping and outdoor-food kits where weight and shelf life matter
- Spice retail packs sold as a fresh-garlic substitute
- Compound butters and herb-flake blends
- Charcuterie and dry-cured sausage where the flake disperses during stuffing
- Vegetable stir-fry seasoning blends in food service
Brands Using Dehydrated Garlic Flakes
Widely-distributed consumer products that list Dehydrated Garlic Flakes on the ingredient label.
- McCormickMcCormick Minced Garlic (3 oz) ↗Single-ingredient dehydrated minced/flaked garlic (Allium sativum); no fillers or preservatives. Equivalent culinary use to flakes.Label verified 2026-05-24
- Spice IslandsSpice Islands Minced Garlic ↗Dehydrated minced garlic; product recommends 1/4 tsp minced garlic per fresh clove; soak in cool water for dry cooking.Label verified 2026-05-24
- Frontier Co-opFrontier Co-op Garlic Granules, Organic (1 lb) ↗Granulated form of dehydrated garlic bulbs; creamy-white colour from Allium sativum; kosher certified, non-irradiated.Label verified 2026-05-24
- Frontier Co-opFrontier Co-op Roasted Garlic Granules (1 lb) ↗Roasted then dehydrated garlic in granule form; single-ingredient.Label verified 2026-05-24
- Simply OrganicSingle Origin Californian Garlic, Organic (2.79 oz) ↗Single-ingredient dehydrated organic California garlic, flake/chopped form.Label verified 2026-05-24
- Penzeys SpicesPenzeys Granulated Garlic Powder ↗Single-ingredient granulated (flake-coarseness) dehydrated garlic.Label verified 2026-05-24
Brand names, product names and logos are the property of their owners. They appear here as published evidence that the ingredient is used, taken from the brand's own label or website. Their appearance is not an endorsement, and it does not mean the brand buys from us or from any manufacturer listed on this site.
China Manufacturers of Dehydrated Garlic Flakes
Top Dehydrated Garlic Flakes manufacturers in China.
Hebei Huayu Yongcheng Food Co., Ltd.4 ingredients in the directory
Henan Sunny Foodstuff Co., Ltd.5 ingredients in the directory
Linquan Zerun Plant & Spice Co., Ltd.9 ingredients in the directory
Linyi Hengmao Foods Co., Ltd.4 ingredients in the directory
Company names and logos are the property of the manufacturers themselves. They are listed here because our own directory records them as producing this ingredient. A listing is not an endorsement by them, and we do not represent them or speak on their behalf.
How We Help Source Dehydrated Garlic Flakes
Direct Factory Sourcing
We run the whole process: selecting the manufacturer from the top Chinese food ingredient producers, negotiating the price, verifying quality, and coordinating the logistics. You deal with us instead of with several factories at once.
Original Packaging and Documents from the Manufacturer
The manufacturer sends your Dehydrated Garlic Flakes out of its own factory in the original packing, through to your destination port. The COA, COO, MSDS, TDS and any certifications reach you from the manufacturer as well.
Free Samples and Lead Time
We send 100 to 500 g free for your own laboratory to test and you cover only the courier, usually within 2 to 3 working days. ETD is usually within 7 to 15 days once the order is confirmed, and we check that date against the factory's own manufacturing schedule before we give it to you.
Combined Shipment
We can load Dehydrated Garlic Flakes together with other ingredients such as Astaxanthin, Dehydrated Garlic and Lutein into one 20' FCL. If your quantity is small, we can also ship LCL.
Regulatory Status
Dehydrated garlic flakes are classified as a culinary spice and are not subject to additive regulation in most markets.
The U.S. FDA places dried garlic under its general spice and seasoning provisions. The American Spice Trade Association publishes voluntary cleanliness specifications that cover insect fragments, foreign matter, and ash.
European Union pesticide MRLs for Allium cepa group commodities apply. The European Spice Association issues quality minima for moisture, ash, and volatile oil.
Kosher and Halal certifications are routinely available, and major suppliers offer organic-certified flakes from contract-grown crops in China, India, and Spain.
Manufacturing Process
Cured garlic bulbs are broken into individual cloves and peeled with compressed air or rubber-roller systems. The peeled cloves move to slicing lines fitted with rotary blade heads that cut to the target thickness.
The slices are spread on perforated trays or moving belts and passed through a multi-zone tunnel dryer. Inlet zones run at moderate temperature to drive surface moisture without case-hardening. Subsequent zones step the temperature up to finish the product at 5 to 7 percent moisture.
Slow, gentle drying is essential. Aggressive drying causes browning, off-flavours, and a loss of pungency. Most processors aim for a total drying time of 6 to 10 hours.
After drying, flakes are cooled, sieved to remove fines and oversize, and inspected on optical sorters to reject scorched, green, or foreign material. Steam sterilisation or cold plasma treatment is typically used before final packing to meet microbiological specifications without damaging the flakes.
