- Absorption rate: medium or high, approx. 25–350 ml per pad
- Top fabric: PE film, mesh PE film or non-woven, matched to your pack type
- Pack formats: whole-bird trays and portioned cut trays, including offal and by-products
- Working range: holds a mixed blood, moisture and fat load and stays flexible through the cold chain
- Size, colour, absorbency and layering
- Private-label and custom printing
Chicken, duck and goose give up a lot of liquid — watery blood from cut surfaces, thaw water from frozen birds and juices that collect inside the cavity of a whole bird. Left on the tray, this fluid makes skin slippery and grey, softens tender meat, feeds bacteria and shortens the chilled shelf life before the pack reaches the counter.
Poultry absorbent pads sit beneath whole birds and cut parts and pull that moisture away fast. Tuned to the watery, protein-rich drip of poultry, they keep the base of the pack dry, the skin presentable and the meat firm through chilled and frozen distribution.
Where Poultry Absorbent Pads Are Used
Wherever chilled or frozen poultry sits in a tray:
- Whole birds — chilled or frozen whole chicken, duck and goose tray packs.
- Cut parts — wings, drumsticks, thighs, breasts, wing tips and other portions in retail trays.
- Offal and by-products — hearts, gizzards and similar items packed fresh.
Each bird has its own drip profile. For species-specific coverage, see Chicken Absorbent Pads, Duck Meat Absorbent Pads and Goose Meat Absorbent Pads.
Key Features
Fast capture of watery, high-volume poultry drip
Poultry fluid is thinner and higher in volume than many other meat juices, and it keeps coming from cut surfaces and the cavity. The core absorbs quickly and turns the liquid to a gel that stays in the pad, so birds can be stacked without blood seeping back over the skin.
Protects tender meat and keeps skin presentable
Sitting in its own juice makes poultry skin sticky and pale and softens breast and thigh meat. Removing the liquid keeps each piece dry and separate, which protects texture and stops juices from one cut or cavity colouring or flavouring another.
Food-grade materials, compliance documentation on request
Pads are made from food-grade materials that meet international food-contact safety requirements and are safe for direct contact with raw poultry. Versions incorporating a food-contact-compliant functional additive can be supplied where a market requires one — ask for the additive specification and test documentation for your own compliance review.
Handles the fat and mixed juices poultry releases
Poultry drip carries fat and protein as well as water, which can clog an ordinary pad. The structure stays open and holds up after absorbing a mix of blood, moisture and fat, and remains flexible through the cold chain.
Technical Specifications
Standard range for whole-bird and portioned poultry trays:
- Absorption rate: medium or high, approx. 25–350 ml per pad
- Top fabric: PE film, mesh PE film or non-woven, matched to your pack type
Size, colour and layering are customisable to your tray, and private-label printing is available. Send your product type and tray dimensions for a datasheet matched to your line.
Typical starting points by pack type — final grade and fabric are confirmed against your tray and product:
| Pack & cut | Absorbency grade | Top fabric | What drives the choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole birds — chilled or frozen chicken, duck and goose | High | Mesh PE film or non-woven | Cavity and cut surfaces both release fluid, so volume matters more than speed |
| Cut parts — wings, drumsticks, thighs and breasts in retail trays | Medium or high | PE film or mesh PE film | Many small pieces, so cover the whole tray base rather than the footprint of one cut |
| Offal and by-products — hearts, gizzards and similar items | Medium | PE film | Drip is concentrated in a small area; cut the pad to the box base |
How to Select and Order
- Cover the tray base beneath the whole bird or the cluster of cut parts so liquid is captured before it spreads.
- Whole birds and stacked portions release more; size capacity for your pack type.
- Tell us which species, whether whole or portioned, and your cold-chain window — we will recommend a spec.
- EU food-contact packs. Confirm the food-contact basis and the recyclability grade of every layer against the destination market rules — tell us the market and the pack construction and we will confirm the documents you need. Compliance documentation is provided offline on request; we do not publish certificate numbers online.
MOQ, lead time and sample shipping depend on size and volume — send your tray dimensions and packing mix and we will quote accordingly. Private-label printing is available for retail-branded packs.
FAQ
Are these pads safe for direct food contact?
Yes. They are made from food-grade materials that meet international food-contact safety requirements. Ask us about documentation for your market's compliance review.
Do they work for whole birds and cut parts?
Yes. The same range is used under whole chickens, ducks and geese and under portioned cuts.
Can size and absorbency be customised?
Yes — size, colour and absorbency can be adjusted to your tray and pack type.
Can I get samples before ordering?
Yes. Request samples for a trial pack — send your product type, tray dimensions and line speed and we will recommend a starting specification.
Bofeng New Materials supplies food-grade poultry absorbent pads to poultry processors, packers and retailers, with custom sizes, absorbency and private-label printing. Tell us what you pack — whole birds, portions or both — and we will spec a pad for your tray.
Get a quote or request samples: jason.zhan@bofmat.com
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