How to Choose the Right Sachet for Your Product [Guide]

How To Pick The Right Sachet For Your Products?  

Picking the correct sachet for your product packaging is important as it makes the item easier to use, pleasing to the eye, and keeps it fresh. While it is pressured with an array of options, it does not have to be complicated. Consider the following.  

Start With Your Product  

Examine the item you wish to package. Every item has its own unique sachet that fits. For instance, tea goes into thin porous tea bags that let water flow through. Coffee, either whole beans or ground, requires coffee bags that seal and are air tight to hold the aroma. Snacks such as chips? Realtively stronger chip bags or snack bags that are well sealed to maintain crispness and ‘freshness’ work best. Pet food? Pet food bags that block moisture and keep the food fresh for longer are crucial.

Examine The Material  

Each type of packaging serves a specific purpose. For items that spoil easily, mylar bags are perfect as they block light and moisture. For longer preservation of food items like meat or dried fruits, vacuum bags that remove air work perfectly, as does flexible packaging, which encompasses many types of sachets and is lightweight and easy to store. Certain products need to be heated and microwaveable bags are crafted for that purpose.  

Considering Primary Functions  

What’s the objective of the sachet? For items that are not intended for children, using child resistant bags is ideal. For liquids or semi liquids spout pouches with small openings facilitate easy pouring. For maintaining sterility, retort pouches are ideal as they allow high-temperature sterilization, making them useful for ready-to-eat meals. Tobacco bags are also common for tobacco products as they keep moisture out and the flavor sealed inside.

Choosing the Right Size

Sachets are available in a variety of sizes. Smaller sachets are appropriate for single serve products such as a sugar or shampoo sample. Larger sachets are more appropriate as gift bags. Think about the purpose too. Too large is wasteful while too small, and inadequate.  

Check the Law

Look at the material and make sure it follows the law for your product. As an example, if a food product is to be packaged, the sachet material has to be food grade. Some industries are stricter like for food and tobacco, as they require law conforming packaging. A good manufacturer of packaging will be in the know of these laws and will be able to assist you in picking the right sachet.  

Think about the Manufacturer

A good packaging manufacturer will offer to do custom sizing, printing, and other features like adding shrink labels for branding. Others might offer to do roll film if sachets are to be done in bulk or bag and box for bigger quantities.

Ultimately, the correct sachet balances all the requirements for your product, the preferences of the consumers, and all the regulations put in place by the governing bodies of the industry. You should examine all the components, and you will uncover the necessary balance.