For paper converters serving foodservice customers, a natural-looking sheet still needs to hold up to hot, greasy foods. BioGuard™ Natural brings that unbleached appearance to BiOrigin Specialty Products’ oil and grease resistant (OGR) paper lineup, with the performance converters expect from BioGuard™.
Made from virgin fiber that is never bleached, BioGuard™ Natural retains the natural color of the pulp. It gives converters another option for wraps, liners, and other food packaging when customers want an earthy look.
A natural color with familiar grease resistance
“The only difference is the color,” said Yustus Cyizere, Product Strategy and NPD Manager at BSP.
BioGuard™ Natural matches the basis weight, grease resistance, and testing process of the existing BioGuard™ product. Both versions are suitable for direct food contact, so converters can offer customers a choice of appearance with the same level of oil and grease protection.
As part of our BioGuard™ OGR paper lineup, the natural version is designed to help keep grease from passing through the sheet onto hands, trays, and boxes. Learn more about how we test BioGuard™ OGR paper to evaluate performance beyond surface appearance.
Unbleached OGR paper for wraps and liners
BioGuard™ Natural supports the same foodservice applications as BioGuard™, including:
- Basket liners, printed or plain
- Burger and hot sandwich wraps
- Taco, burrito, and other handheld food wraps
- Bakery packaging for high-butter items
- Quick-service restaurant (QSR) box liners, tray liners, and sheet stock
For converters, that means another way to meet customers’ packaging preferences while keeping grease holdout at the center of the product specification.
Designed for your converting line
BioGuard™ Natural is produced at our Wiggins, Mississippi paper mill, the same mill that makes BioGuard™. It builds on the development work behind the original product, with converting performance considered alongside food packaging performance.
BioGuard™ papers are engineered to reduce curling at the edges and cracking in folds compared with competitive OGR papers. Some converters have also achieved faster running speeds in BioGuard™ trials. Performance on your line should be evaluated against your equipment and application requirements.
Our Smooth-Run™ promise provides direct access to our Master Papermakers™, who work with you to optimize the sheet for your machines. Through our paper development process, we can help evaluate trial rolls and fine-tune the paper before commercial production.
Find the right natural grease resistant paper for your application
Looking to add an unbleached option to your food packaging lineup? Talk to our team about BioGuard™ Natural to discuss your application, basis weight requirements, and trial roll needs.
