Know the difference between Garlic flakes vs Powder vs granules vs minced?

Know the difference between Garlic flakes vs Garlic Powder vs Garlic granules vs Garlic minced?

• Dehydrated Garlic is a widely used spice in Indian homes.

• Garlic is known for a distinctly strong and slightly spicy flavour, which serves to enhance virtually all savoury dishes.

• Farm-fresh raw garlic goes through the very many stages in the dehydration cycle that helps retain its taste and preserve its nutrients too.

• So, our pure and natural dehydrated garlic adds authenticity to various delicacies, making them so full of flavour.

• Garlic is a natural health healer that has long been used to treat various diseases.

• Our dehydrated garlic comes in the form of the following:

Dehydrated Garlic Flakes: ✓ Clove sized to 8-14 mm, dehydrated garlic flakes are widely used for their pungent garlic flavour and aroma as a seasoning or condiment. ✓ Its use in cooking releases a much stronger garlic flavour, when compared to that of the fresh ones and enhances the overall taste of cuisine.

Dehydrated Garlic Powder: ✓ Freshly picked dehydrated garlic cloves when perfectly ground into fine powder taste much sweeter and entices taste buds. ✓ The garlicky flavour tastes vastly different than fresh-chopped garlic.

Garlic powder is popular in spice blends and extensively used in seasoning food.

Dehydrated Garlic Minced: ✓ Cut finely into tiny pieces to the size of 1 to 3mm are creamy brown coloured dehydrated minced garlic that is used to save time by eliminating the work of peeling. ✓ It is perfect for real garlic lovers, as mincing the garlic as finely as possible gives maximum impact.

Dehydrated Garlic Chopped: ✓ Chopped to the size of 3-5 mm, chopped garlic is mostly used when a strong garlic aroma and the taste is desired. ✓ As it has a harsher and more pungent flavour, it imparts a delicious flavour that makes food more appetising, as it has optimum nutritional properties.

Uses of Dehydrated Garlic: Garlic Forms

Flakes

Applications

Fast Food, Pizzas, Salads, Soups and Canned Food etc.

Powder

Sauces, Soups, Curried Dishes, Gravies, Pizzas, Grilled Chicken, Meat Products, Bread, Butter Spreads, Cheese, Snacks etc.

Granules

Meat Balls, Salads, Dry Casserole Mixes, Prepared Food, Sauces etc.

Chopped

Sauces, Pickles, Dry Mixes, Meat Products, Canned Food etc.

Industries using Dehydrated Garlic: Instant Food/ Fast Food/ Pickle/ Sauce manufacturers, Bakeries and Confectionaries, Hotels/ Restaurants, Homes etc.

Why you should try Dehydrated Garlic? ✓ Dehydrated garlic lasts longer than fresh garlic cloves that with time begin to sprout. ✓ With its antibacterial effects, Dehydrated garlic too helps reduce stomach infection though in a much more reduced form. ✓ Dehydrated garlic is convenient to use and doesn’t require peeling and chopping. ✓ Using less of dehydrated garlic, you get the nutrients that equal 6 raw cloves. So, you save on the quantity used.

• Dehydrated Garlic enhances the flavour and taste of any cooked meal that requires just slight browning and light toasting with oil/ butter or dry on its own that require only a few seconds.

• And, this adds great benefits one’s health too.

• Dehydrated garlic can be as good as fresh cloves and be a perfect substitute for them, only that it needs to be reconstituted in a bit of water for 2-5 minutes before being added to any dish.

• Another major benefit of using Dehydrated Garlic over fresh garlic is that it is less prone to burning while cooking.

• You can sauté it directly in oil or butter for a little while until it turns brownish with the guarantee that it won’t burn right away.

• And, for dishes like soups, stews, sauces or dips that require only a minute seasoning flavour of garlic rather than the main ingredient, then you have the option to choose Dehydrated Garlic in the form of garlic powder.

• A lot of care is taken to ensure that the originality of garlic that is its natural colour, aroma and taste are preserved during the dehydration process. So, nothing is lost. • So, Dehydrated Garlic is perfect for consumption by the health conscious too. If you too are one of them, you can go for it!

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