Vegetable and fruit mesh bags
Vegetable mesh bags - the most common name for mesh bags used to package potatoes and vegetables. Designed for storage, transportation and improving the appearance of goods, thus increasing the commodity value of vegetables.
There are very many types of vegetable mesh bags, and different countries and regions choose different types. Europe and the Middle East prefer to use Raschel mesh bags, America and Asia prefer to use Leno mesh bags, whose weaving methods and materials are not quite the same. Raschel mesh bag using PE material, Leno mesh bag using PP material.
Raschel mesh bag Leno mesh bag
Potato mesh bag
For potatoes, purple vegetable mesh is usually used, and red is less common. This is because potatoes packaged in these colors of mesh have a more attractive appearance. The mesh also allows you to hide product defects.
As for early potatoes, vegetable nets are rarely used for packaging - to avoid damaging the product, use paper bags or polypropylene bags.
Vegetable and fruit mesh bags
Mesh bags do not apply to all types of vegetables. In most cases, onions, carrots, beets, cabbage, radishes, oranges, coconuts will use vegetable mesh bags. Vegetable mesh is not suitable for packing tomatoes and cucumbers - because such packaging can damage tomatoes and cucumbers.
With the development of the times, there are other goods using mesh bags packaging, such as: firewood, seafood and other items that need to be ventilated and preserved.
Different vegetables and fruits are chosen in different colors of mesh bags
So, potato mesh is mainly purple and red, onion mesh is red, beets and radishes are purple, cabbage is green and white, carrots are red and orange.
Vegetable and fruit vegetable mesh bag packaging mechanization aspects of the use of
- For manual packaging of fruits and vegetables mesh bags.
- Vegetable and fruit mesh bags for semi-automatic and automatic packaging. This includes mesh bags and mesh sleeves on rolls.
Vegetable and fruit vegetable mesh bag strength
It is a common belief that the heavier the mesh, the stronger it is (increased thickness and/or increased weave density). However, this is not always the case - the strength of vegetable mesh depends to a large extent on the quality of the raw materials used (the main raw materials, and the production process).
Vegetable mesh bag sizes
Hand-packed vegetable mesh bags for fruits and vegetables are available in the following sizes.
- Mesh 50 * 80 - capacity of 35-40 kg.
- Mesh 45 * 75 - capacity up to 30 kg.
- Mesh 40 * 60 - capacity up to 17 kg.
- Mesh 33 * 47 - capacity up to 12 kg.
- Mesh 30 * 47 - capacity up to 9 kg.
- Mesh 26 * 39 - capacity up to 5 kg.
- Mesh 22 * 31 - capacity up to 2.5 kg.
Rolled vegetable and fruit vegetable mesh bags are available in the following sizes.
- Mesh 54 * 78 - capacity up to 25 kg.
- Mesh 41 * 60 - capacity up to 10 kg.
- Mesh 34 * 50 - capacity up to 5 kg.
- Mesh 31 * 39 - capacity up to 2.5 kg.
