In this fast-paced modern life, bagged tea is becoming increasingly popular among the public and has become a common item in offices and tea rooms. Just put the tea bag into the cup, pour in hot water, and soon you can taste the rich tea. This simple and efficient brewing method is deeply loved by office workers and young people, and even many tea lovers choose their own tea bags and mix their own tea leaves.
But for commercially available tea bags or self selected tea bags, which ones can be used with confidence and used for homemade tea bags? Next, let me explain to everyone!
At present, the materials used to make tea bags on the market are mainly divided into the following categories:
FILTER PAPER TEABAG
Mainly, Lipton and other products have been using filter paper material for tea bags, as well as the four corner tea bag of Japanese black rice tea. The main materials of filter paper are hemp pulp and wood pulp, and composite fiber materials with heat sealing properties are also added to improve the heat sealing performance.
NON-WOVEN TEA BAG
The non-woven tea bag developed on the basis of filter paper tea bags has better strength and boiling resistance. The tea bags are mainly made of PLA non-woven fabric, PET non-woven fabric, and PP non-woven fabric. Suitable for triangular/square shaped tea bags such as black tea, green tea, herbal tea, medicinal tea, soup ingredients, cold brewed coffee bags, folding tea bags, and drawstring tea bags.
1. PET non-woven fabric
Among them, PET non-woven fabric has outstanding heat sealing performance. PET, also known as polyester fiber, is a heat sealable material. PET non-woven fabric, with good transparency and high strength. After soaking, you can see the contents of the tea bag, such as tea leaves.
2. PLA non-woven fabric
PLA non-woven fabric, also known as polylactic acid or corn fiber. It is a new type of biodegradable material with good biodegradability and biocompatibility, green and environmentally friendly. It can be completely decomposed into carbon dioxide and water under composting conditions. High transparency and good strength. After soaking, you can see the contents of the tea bag, such as tea leaves.
MESH TEA BAG
With the development of the times, tea bags not only contain crushed tea leaves, but also require flower tea and whole leaves. After development, nylon mesh fabric began to be used for tea bags on the market. However, it was only under the requirements of plastic reduction and prohibition in Europe and America that PLA mesh products were developed. The mesh texture is delicate and smooth, with the highest transparency, allowing for clear visibility of the contents of the tea bag. It is mainly used in triangular/square tea bags, UFO tea bag products, etc. on the market.
SUMMARY
At present, the main types of tea bags on the market are health tea, flower tea, and original leaf tea. The main form of tea bags is triangular tea bags. Many well-known brands use PLA material for tea bag products. Major manufacturers on the market are closely following suit and also using PLA tea bag products. Brands that use crushed tea leaves are gradually losing popularity, and the younger generation is more inclined to choose products made with triangular tea bags, and some even take a few folded bags themselves for convenient daily use.
Post time: Jan-07-2025