[Chinese Packaging News] The earliest packaging of Pu-erh tea was wrapped in bamboo shoots with bamboo shoots, mainly to facilitate transportation and preservation. Nowadays, the material of tea packaging is varied, and the application of porcelain, pottery, and various metal materials has become another aspect of tea. However, why does Pu-erh tea continue its traditional use of cotton tissue? If the change to other packaging has an impact on Pu'er tea?

The use of cotton paper packaging for Pu'er tea not only reflects environmental conservation, but more importantly, cotton paper is more conducive to the aging of Pu'er tea in storage. The more mellow the Pu-erh tea is, the more intrinsic Chen’s transformation is. It also needs the external environment to provide suitable conditions for transformation.

Cotton paper has no odor, good air permeability, moisture absorption in the air, but it is also easy to dry, it is very suitable for Pu'er tea packaging. The bamboo shoots used in the early days are also breathable, but if they are difficult to dry after being immersed in water, they are also detrimental to the storage of Pu'er. Vacuum plastic packaging will absolutely kill the Pu'er tea's activity, resulting in Pu'er can not be aged and become "dead tea."

The market has also wrapped up porcelain and metal packaging for Pu'er tea according to demand. Regardless of aesthetics, these airtight packaging materials prevent moisture and air from contacting Pu'er tea and are not conducive to the aging of Pu'er tea.

Although the tissue paper is good, there are also some issues that need attention. Because there are some hand-made tissue papers on the market that use the most traditional papermaking technology, they are prone to moldy odors in storage. Special attention must be paid when selecting papers to avoid contamination of Puerh tea. In addition to tissue paper, breathable pottery can also be used as packaging and storage for Pu'er tea. The disadvantages are the high cost and inconvenience of transportation.