Applications of glassine paper in fruit packaging

As a unique and increasingly popular packaging material, glassine paper has found valuable applications in the field of fruit packaging by virtue of its light transmittance, air permeability, environmental friendliness, and enhancement of commodity display effects.

Fruit bag application

  1. Pre-preparation and selection criteria: before the implementation of fruit bagging, the orchard should have a high level of integrated management, including tree health, good tree structure, proper control of pests and diseases and other conditions. Selection of fruit varieties suitable for bagging should have good commerciality and quality assurance. In order to ensure the effect of bagging, each year also need to carry out the necessary fruit tree pruning to improve ventilation and light conditions.
  2. The advantages of glassine paper bags: glassine paper because of its special material properties, is widely used in fruit bags, the main advantages are as follows:
    • Fruit protection: glassine paper can effectively isolate the fruit skin from direct contact with the external environment, reduce pests and diseases, bird pecking, wind scraping, mechanical damage and pesticide residues attached to significantly improve the appearance of fruit quality.
    • Regulate light: moderate light transmittance allows the right amount of scattered light to pass through, not only to avoid sunburn caused by strong direct light, but also to meet the light conditions needed for fruit growth and development, which helps to maintain the uniformity of the colour and shade, and prevents fading of green or poor colouring.
    • Regulate temperature and humidity: Glassine paper has a certain degree of permeability, which helps to regulate the temperature and humidity of the micro-environment inside the bag, reducing diseases caused by excessive moisture on the surface of the fruits and preventing the fruits from drying out too much and affecting the taste.
    • Environmentally sustainable: compared with full plastic bags, paper translucent bags degrade faster in the natural environment, in line with modern consumer demand for green packaging, and is conducive to the sustainable development of the orchard.

Outer Packaging

  1. High-grade gift packaging: for high-quality or as a gift to sell the fruit, glassine paper because of its elegant, fresh visual effect, often used in the design of beautiful outer packaging. This kind of packaging can not only protect the fruits from the collision in the process of transportation, but also allow consumers to intuitively see the colour and shape of the internal fruits, and enhance the attraction of purchasing.
  2. Wholesale markets and supermarkets display: in wholesale markets and supermarkets, glassine paper packaging can be single or groups of packaging fruits, to provide basic protection at the same time, through the semi-transparent effect to show the freshness and quality of fruits, easy for customers to quickly select. This packaging form is simple and clear, easy to stack display, and relatively low cost.
  3. Special brand packaging: some fruit brands will use customised glassine paper packaging, combined with brand logos, patterns and product information, to create a unique brand image. Translucent design not only highlights the charm of the fruit itself, but also conveys the brand's environmental philosophy and confidence in product quality.