- 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
- Construction: triple-layer — microporous top film, absorbent core, leak-proof bottom barrier
- Pack formats: trays, distribution crates and carton liners for chilled and frozen pork
- Size, colour, thickness and absorbency
- Layer structure matched to your tray and packing line
- Private-label and custom printing
Cut pork keeps releasing liquid. Fresh cuts and portioned pieces weep a watery mix of blood and tissue fluid from every cut surface, and once it pools in the tray the meat sits in its own juice — skin and fat turn slimy, pieces stick together, flavours bleed from one cut to another and the pack looks tired on the shelf.
Pork absorbent pads sit under the meat and take that liquid up fast. The core locks in the watery, protein-rich drip pork releases, so the base of the pack stays dry and every piece stays separate, clean-looking and presentable through the cold chain and the display case.
Where Pork Absorbent Pads Are Used
Wherever fresh pork is cut, packed or displayed:
- Slaughter and processing — lining under chilled pork carcasses after cooling, as a workbench underlay in cutting rooms, and inside pre-pack trays.
- Distribution and transport — inner padding for cold-chain containers, wholesale market trays and distribution crates.
- Retail display — supermarket chilled meat counters, wet-market stalls and brand-store display trays.
- Food service and processing — central kitchen ingredient storage, catering delivery trays and food plant lines.
Key Features
Fast uptake that keeps each piece dry and separate
Pork cut portions have a lot of surface, so they weep steadily. The core absorbs quickly and locks the liquid in place, keeping individual cuts dry and separate so juices from one piece do not stain or flavour another.
Triple-layer design against back-seepage
A microporous top layer balances air pressure, the middle layer absorbs and holds the moisture, and a leak-proof bottom barrier keeps the pack and the counter clean. Liquid that is drawn in stays in the pad.
Food-grade materials, no harmful additives
Pads are made from food-grade raw materials that meet international food-contact safety requirements and are free from fluorescent agents and plasticisers. Documentation for your market's compliance review is available on request.
Built for your pack and brand
Sizes, thickness, colours and absorbency can be tailored to your tray and line, with private-label printing for retail-branded packs.
Technical Specifications
Standard range for fresh pork trays and boxes:
- 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 layer structure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slaughter and processing — under chilled carcasses, cutting-room benches, pre-pack trays | High | Mesh PE film or non-woven | The pad works under sustained load, so back-seepage control comes first |
| Distribution and transport — cold-chain container liners, wholesale trays, crates | Medium or high | Mesh PE film | Cover the full crate base so leaked juice does not reach other packs |
| Retail display — supermarket counters, market stalls, brand-store trays | Medium or high | PE film | A dry top surface keeps each piece separate and stops cross-flavouring |
| Foodservice and processing — central kitchen storage, delivery trays, plant lines | Medium | PE film or non-woven | Cut to the tray and box base; cost and capacity both count at volume |
How to Select and Order
- Cover the tray base beneath the cluster of cut pieces so liquid is captured before it spreads.
- Portioned cuts and stacked packs release more; size capacity for your pack type and line.
- Tell us which cuts you pack, whether by hand or on a line, 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 contact with pork?
Yes. They are made from food-grade materials that meet international food-contact safety requirements and contain no fluorescent agents or plasticisers. Ask us about documentation for your market's compliance review.
Do they stop pieces from sticking or cross-flavouring?
Yes. By taking the liquid away and keeping each piece dry and separate, the pads help stop juices from one cut leaking onto another.
Can size and absorbency be customised?
Yes — size, colour, thickness 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 pork absorbent pads to processors, packers, distributors and retailers, with custom sizes, absorbency and private-label printing. Tell us what you pack — cuts, whole primals or a mixed line — and we will spec a pad for your tray.
Get a quote or request samples: jason.zhan@bofmat.com
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