A tablespoon of onion powder equals about a medium sized onion, which would be about a cup, chopped. So, a tablespoon.
About 120 grams of dried onion.
Equivalents: 5 medium onions = 1 pound = 2 cups chopped = 3 cups sliced1 small onion = 1/3 cup = 1 teaspoon onion powder = 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
1 Tbls Onion Powder = 1 medium onion, chopped = 4 Tbls fresh chopped onion 1 Tbls Granulated Onion = 1 medium onion, chopped = 4 Tbls fresh chopped onion
Chopped onion, chopped leek, or chopped shallots. Amount remains the same.
Leeks have a flavor that is similar to onions, and it is possible to get leek soup mix (although it is not nearly a widely distributed as onion soup mix) which can be quite delicious. Beyond that, there are lots of soup mixes, experiment and find one you like.
I do not detect any flavor differences in the two.
The noun 'onion' is a count noun:1 onion finely chopped2 onions finely chopped
1 teaspoon onion powder = 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes (minced onions) according to http://www.foodsubs.com/Onionsdry.html. So, 4 tablespoons of minced onion would be 4 teaspoons of onion powder
Chopped onion, chopped leek, or chopped shallots. Amount remains the same.
The web references vary and show medium onions as 3/4 to 1 cup chopped and large onions as 1 to 1.5 cups chopped.
Small onion = 4 ounces by weight or about ½ cup chopped Medium onion = 8 ounces, or about 1 cup chopped Large onion = 12 ounces, or about 1½ cups chopped Jumbo onion = 16 ounces, or about 2 cups chopped
Yes - onions are part of the vegetable family