This morning, it was rare for me to wake up early and make breakfast for my son. After entering the kitchen, I picked up tomato sauce.
The red sauce flowed in a plastic bottle and slowly landed on top of the fried egg with moderate pressure from the hand. I can’t help but remember, is there any other form of sauce packaging for tomato sauce? Why do we need to put them in bottles? Do you have any special requirements for packaging?
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Why are There So Many Types of Sauce Packaging?
It is closely related to the sales channels and usage methods of the product.
Everyone must be wondering why we rarely saw bagged tomato sauce twenty years ago. That’s because at that time, the technology of the bag was not mature enough, and the acidic substances in tomato sauce would damage the structure of the bag, causing it to break or the tomato sauce to spoil. So at that time, glass bottles were mostly used to pack tomato sauce.
Glass bottles have good barrier properties and are more cost-effective than metal cans. After use, the lid can be rotated to achieve multiple uses. But the downside is that due to the air pressure, viscous liquids such as tomato sauce are difficult to pour out. I believe everyone has photographed the bottom of the tomato sauce bottle more than once. At the same time, due to the fragility of glass, there are often uncontrollable factors during transportation that can cause product breakage, increasing transportation costs.
Two Types of Flexible Suace Packaging
With the progress of time and materials science, bagged tomato sauce began to appear on the market.
The advantage of bagged tomato sauce is lower cost, and due to the increased material strength, it is less likely to break during transportation. The most important thing is that the materials now have super-strong barrier properties, and even if stored for more than two years, the tomato sauce will not spoil.
جراب صنبور
A spout pouch is a flexible sauce packaging format equipped with a plastic spout and a screw cap. It allows consumers to open, squeeze, and reclose the package easily, making it ideal for repeated use.
Best Application Scenarios
- Home kitchens
- Outdoor activities such as BBQ, camping, and picnics
- Small food-service operators needing resealable condiments (burger shops, salad bars, etc.)
Sachets
إن sachet is widely used for single-serve ketchup across the food-service industry. Compact, hygienic, and cost-efficient, it remains the most popular choice for quick-service and takeaway applications.
Best Application Scenarios
- Fast-food chains (fried chicken shops, burger restaurants, pizza stores)
- Traditional restaurants use large-sized refill packs
- Hotels, buffets, airline meals
- Takeaway and delivery service providers
Differences Between Tomato Sauce Packaging Bags and Regular Packaging Bags
- Tomato sauce is a viscous liquid, so the bag must be guaranteed not to break or leak. Many manufacturers use irregular self-supporting bags as containers, which are prone to breakage in the bottom three-dimensional part, and need to be careful.
- As a seasoning that is prone to spoilage, tomato sauce needs to be isolated from air and moisture to the greatest extent possible, so high barrier materials need to be used, and there are high requirements for the composite process and adhesive strength.
- If exposed to light radiation for a long time, it can cause tomato sauce to spoil, so shading materials are generally needed.
In summary, the following two materials are generally used for tomato sauce packaging:
- PET/high barrier VMPET/PE
- PET/AL/NY/PE
The above two materials are widely used in the packaging of tomato sauce. The second type of packaging is more complex, requires higher craftsmanship, and has lower water and oxygen permeability. If the cost allows, we would recommend using this material for packaging.
Which of the Sauce Packaging Forms, Bottle/Spout Pouch/Sachet, is Better?
Choosing between bottled, spout-pouch, and sachet packaging isn’t about which option is “better,” but rather which format best matches your product needs, usage scenarios, and budget. The table below summarizes the advantages and ideal applications of all three.
| Packaging Type | Key Advantages | Best For | Cost Level | Usage Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottle Packaging | – Premium look and strong branding presence- Sturdy, rigid structure that protects the product- Ideal for display on supermarket shelves- Can be paired with flip caps or pump tops for easy dispensing | Retail sales, high-end brands, and restaurants want a premium image | High | Multi-use |
| Spout Pouch Packaging | – Lightweight and easy to transport- Resealable spout helps maintain freshness- Lower logistics cost compared to bottles- Flexible shape and large printable surface for branding | Home kitchens, small food-service businesses, outdoor use, refill packs | Medium | Multi-use (reclosable) |
| Sachet Packaging | – Lowest production and packaging cost- Perfect for single-serve convenience- Ideal for large-volume, high-speed manufacturing- Space-efficient for transportation and storage | Retail sales, high-end brands, and restaurants wanting a premium image | Low | Fast-food chains, takeout restaurants, airline meals, and large commercial kitchens |
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