Dehydrated Chives Flakes

Dehydrated Chives Flakes

Chives flakes are the paler of the two chives grades we run — a creamish-white flake rather than the vivid green colour you’d expect from the fresh bulb. That’s a direct result of the faster hot-air cycle we run for this line, tuned for throughput and moisture consistency across large volumes rather than maximum colour retention. If a formulation specifically needs a deeper green shade, ask about our other chives grade before ordering.

Cut Size

Flakes are cut to 1-5mm, and that range alone covers most of the visible-piece applications a buyer needs — pickles and masalas tend toward the coarser end, while ready-to-eat mixes and instant food formulations tend to specify closer to the 1mm end. We don’t run a separate powder or granule line under this SKU; if your formulation needs a finer particle, we can process to a custom mesh size on request rather than routing you to a different product.

Where This Grade Gets Used

This particular chives grade shows up in a wider spread of industries than a typical vegetable flake — beyond the usual pickle, masala and instant-food buyers, it’s also specified into animal feed formulations and pharmaceutical applications, where the microbiological standard matters as much as the flavour. Every batch is tested against bacterial count, yeast and mould limits before it ships, which is worth flagging specifically for buyers in those two categories.

Processing

Fresh chives are inspected, washed and sliced to the 1-5mm cut before controlled hot-air drying. Dried flakes are sieved for particle consistency, metal-detected, and packed the same day to limit moisture reabsorption.

Specs at a Glance

Ships under HS Code 0712.90 from Chennai, Tuticorin or Nhava Sheva, certified under ISO, KCJ Kosher, Halal India, FSSAI, Spices Board India, APEDA, FIEO and MSME. Packed in 25 kg polybags with an inner liner. MOQ is 25 kg, with immediate dispatch or a lead time set to your requirement. Shelf life is 12 months from manufacture, stored below 20°C away from humidity and dust. Free samples (up to 50g per product, max 5 products per request) ship before you commit to a bulk order.