Food dehydration is the oldest form of food preservation. In the beginning, people used a lot to preserve foods, and they dried their food in the sun or on stove tops. Today we have the food dehydrator to help in the process of drying. Food dehydration is safe because water is removed from the food. Because water is removed from the food, mold and bacteria cannot grow on it; thus it will not spoil. There is, however, a loss of vitamin A and C is dried foods due to heat and air. It usually takes vegetables 6-16 hours to dry, and fruit 12-48 hours. Experienced users and health experts know that dry fruits and dehydrated vegetables have a special value. Besides a prolonged shelf life, these products, when processed scientifically, possess all the nutrition & flavour that exist in the fresh ones.

Onions grown for dehydration are different from onions grown for the fresh foods market: they must have high solids content with good pungency and flavour. At ABS’ hi-tech facilities, water is removed from the onion to a maximum level of 4% to 5%, followed by milling or separating to specific particle sizes. ABS Food Ingredients ensure quality by controlling managing and regulating the entire process—from farming to dehydration to final packaging and shipment. Besides dehydrated onions and garlic in the form of Flakes, Kibbled Dices, Granules, Powders & Blends, ABS also offer other dehydrated vegetables and spices.