What You May Want to Know about Flexible Packaging for Food
Flexible packaging is becoming increasingly popular in the food industry. Let’s talk about the characteristics, the application range of food products, and the benifits of flexible packaging for food.
Flexible packaging is becoming increasingly popular in the food industry. It is often the preferred packaging for a wide variety of food products, both domestically and globally.
The characteristics of flexible packaging for food
1. Proper barrier
For example, oil and fat foods require high oxygen and oil resistance; Dry food requires high moisture resistance; Aromatic foods require high odor resistance; Fruits, vegetables and fresh foods require packaging to be permeable to oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor.
- Good mechanical properties
Like tensile strength, tear resistance, impact strength, etc.;
- Good chemical stability
It should not have any chemical reaction with the food inside, to ensure food safety.
- High temperature resistance
It’s suitable for high temperature disinfection and low temperature storage of food.
A range of food products that can use flexible packaging
Baby food
Chocolate and candy
Beef jerky
Crackers, cookies, and snacks
Grains and flour
Baking mixes and dry foods
Cereal and granola
Vegetables, fruits, and nuts
Cheese and meat products
Popcorn
Seasonings and spices
Soups, sauces, and salad dressings
Benefits of flexible packaging for food
- Easier to gain customers’ love
The upright, flexible pouch provides easy access to snacks or baking ingredients, while the resealable packaging ensures freshness, prevents spillage, and prevents contaminants from entering.
- Simplify shipping and handling
Lightweight flexible packaging is easier and more cost-effective to transport.
- Good for branding.
Flexible containers can be easily customized for effective branding like custom graphics or transparent windows .
- More environmental freindly
The amount of greenhouse gases used to produce flexible packaging is lower than that of traditional packaging materials.
- Extended shelf life and freshness
Barriers and resealable openings protect against light, air, and moisture, and more to ensure products stay fresher and longer-lasting.
- Reduce production costs
Compared to rigid packaging, flexible packaging is easier to form and requires less material, reducing production time, waste, and energy consumption.
