Food grade paper maybe the kind of paper that we most familiar with in our daily life. From the breakfast we buy in stalls along the sidewalk to the burgers sold in fast food restaurants, food grade paper is applied everywhere. Besides on these two occasions, as the name suggests, food grade paper is widely used as food package as well. But you know, not all kinds of paper are qualified to be employed in wracking food. In the following part, we’ll present the characteristics possessed by food grade paper.
First and foremost is safety. Food grade paper is in direct contact with food regularly, and has to meet certain criteria for food safety. It is mainly made from pulp and carton. Any materials that are harmful for human bodies such as plasticizers are definitely forbidden during the process of making. That’s why food grade paper is safer and healthier than other plastic packages.
As for environmental protection, since the raw materials used to make this sort of paper are renewable and recycle, the paper is biodegradable and can be used as fertilizer. And after degradation, it will not release toxic substance.
The third advantage lies that it has stable performance. With such good qualities of moisture-proof, oil resistance, low temperature and freezing resistance as well as fresh preservation, food grade paper is suitable for vacuum and sterility pack.
In addition to those strengths mentioned above, the cost of food grade paper is low. Not only because most of them grow naturally but are in abundant supply as well. Compared with glass and plastic packs, the cost of the paper is 10% to 20% lower with the same functions.
Another point is that its’ excellent printing effect can meet the needs of most packaging and printing manufacturers. In terms of appearance, packages made of food grade paper look three-dimensional and upmarket. Thus the added value of product is improved.
Post time: Dec-24-2021