Applications of glassine paper in confectionery packaging.

As a popular leisure food, the packaging of confectionery not only protects product quality and prolongs shelf life, but also largely influences consumers' purchasing decisions and brand recognition. As a packaging material with both practical and aesthetic values, glassine paper is widely used in the confectionery industry.

Functions

  1. Physical properties: glassine paper has a moderate degree of transparency, which makes the colour, shape and other characteristics of the candy inside the package to be vaguely visible, which not only maintains a certain sense of mystery, but also stimulates the curiosity of consumers to buy. At the same time, the development of modern technology makes the transparency, strength and opacity of glassine paper can be customised according to the type of candy and brand image to meet diversified needs.
  2. Protective function: Although glassine paper itself is not completely waterproof, it has a certain degree of moisture-proof performance, which can effectively reduce the possibility of candies being affected by moisture during storage and transport, and help to maintain the taste and quality of candies. In addition, part of the glassine paper also has the ability to resist oil and grease penetration, especially suitable for packaging sweets containing oil and grease components.
  3. Environmental attributes: Compared with full plastic packaging, glassine paper is usually made of plant fibres, which are biodegradable and in line with modern consumers' preference for green packaging materials. It consumes relatively less resources and is easy to recycle, which is conducive to reducing the environmental impact of confectionery packaging.
  4. Aesthetic value: the translucent property of glassine paper provides rich possibilities for candy packaging design. Through the delicate printing process, delicate patterns, text or gradient colours can be presented on the paper surface, creating a hazy and elegant visual effect. In addition, the unique texture of glassine paper is often used to create vintage, sophisticated or high-end brand images.

Applications

  1. Directly wrapped candies: Many candies, such as coconut candies and fruit candies, often use glassine paper to directly wrap single candies, which not only provides basic protection, but also intuitively displays the original colour of the candies and enhances the consumer's sense of appetite. The glassine paper wrapped around the candy is generally certified by food safety to ensure that it is non-toxic and harmless, and some are even designed to be edible paper, further enhancing the consumer experience.
  2. Lining material: In candy gift boxes, biscuit boxes and other high-level packaging, glassine paper is often used as a liner, not only to prevent friction between the candies caused by damage, but also to increase the sense of packaging levels, to enhance the overall grade. Glassine paper lining sometimes also printed brand story, ingredient information, etc., to increase the added value of the product.
  3. Labels and seals: glassine paper can be used to make labels on candy packaging, its transparent background can make the label information and candy itself to form a harmonious and unified visual effect. In addition, part of the candy packaging using glassine paper as a sealing material, such as twisted candy sealing paper, both practical and beautiful.