Custom Food Mylar Bags for Premium Product Protection
Custom food mylar bags are the gold standard for long-term food storage, aroma preservation, and moisture barrier packaging. Made from biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BoPET) film, mylar provides an exceptionally strong, puncture-resistant, and airtight packaging solution that keeps food products fresh far longer than standard polyethylene pouches. At Teal Packaging, we help food brands design and produce custom food-grade mylar bags that combine superior barrier performance with full-color print branding, available from a minimum order of just 50 units with free shipping to the US, Canada, UK, and Australia.
The applications for custom food mylar bags span almost every food category. Coffee roasters, tea brands, dried fruit and nut suppliers, beef jerky producers, pet food manufacturers, freeze-dried meal preparers, and cannabis edible brands all rely on mylar's barrier properties to protect products from oxygen, moisture, UV light, and odor contamination. The material's heat-sealable inner layer creates a hermetic seal that locks in freshness from the moment of filling to the moment your customer opens the bag. Whether you need stand-up pouches, flat bottom bags, or lay-flat styles, custom mylar food pouches can be configured to your exact product and retail presentation requirements.
Materials and Film Specifications
Our manufacturing partners produce custom food mylar bags in several multi-layer film constructions:
- Standard Mylar (PET/PE): 80-100 micron two-layer construction. Excellent oxygen and moisture barrier for dry food applications. Heat-sealable PE inner layer. Suitable for coffee, tea, spices, dried herbs, and snack products.
- High-Barrier Mylar (PET/AL/PE): 90-120 micron three-layer construction with aluminum foil laminate middle layer. Superior barrier against oxygen, moisture, light, and odor. Recommended for sensitive products including freeze-dried foods, beef jerky, and aromatic blends requiring extended shelf life.
- Clear Mylar (PET/LLDPE): Transparent or semi-transparent film allowing product visibility. Same heat-seal performance as standard mylar. Popular for premium confectionery, cookies, and specialty snacks where product visibility drives purchase decisions.
- Matte Mylar (Matte OPP/PE): Non-reflective surface with high-quality print finish. Increasingly popular for premium food brands and CBD edible packaging requiring a sophisticated shelf appearance.
All film materials are food-safe and comply with FDA and EU food contact material regulations. FSC-compliant sourcing practices are applied where paper elements are incorporated into hybrid packaging designs.
Customization Options
A custom food mylar bag can be tailored to exactly match your product's functional and aesthetic needs. Teal Packaging offers the following customization:
- Rotogravure or digital printing: Full-color high-definition print across the entire bag surface. Up to 10 color stations available for rotogravure at volume. Digital printing available for shorter runs with no plate costs.
- Bag styles: Stand-up pouches (doypack), flat bottom bags, pillow pouches, three-side seal flat pouches, and gusseted bags available.
- Closure types: Resealable zipper closures, tear notches, hang holes, euro slots, and valve fittings for degassing (essential for fresh-roasted coffee packaging).
- Window options: Clear oval or rectangular windows cut into the front panel to display product.
- Matte or gloss finish: Surface finish selected at the film specification stage to match brand aesthetic.
- Custom print on back panel: Full ingredient panels, nutritional facts, barcodes, and regulatory compliance text printed on the reverse.
Standard Sizes in Inches
Common food mylar bag sizes to suit a range of product volumes include:
- 3 x 5 inches - individual single-serve sachets, spice portions, or tea bags
- 4 x 6 inches - small snack portions, sample sizes, or dried herb packets
- 5 x 8 inches - standard coffee sample bags, small jerky portions, or nut snack packs
- 6 x 10 inches - 8oz to 12oz coffee bags, medium snack pouches, or protein supplement packs
- 8 x 12 inches - 1lb coffee bags, large snack pouches, or freeze-dried meal packs
- 10 x 14 inches - bulk food packs, family-size snack bags, or commercial catering portions
Custom dimensions are available for products outside standard size ranges. Gusset depth, zipper position, and hang hole placement are all configurable at no additional tooling cost on qualifying orders.
Sustainability Commitments
Multi-layer mylar film has traditionally been difficult to recycle due to the laminated construction. Teal Packaging is committed to offering increasingly sustainable alternatives as the technology matures.
We offer mono-material recyclable PE pouch options for brands that prioritize end-of-life recyclability, with barrier performance approaching traditional mylar for many dry food applications.
For brands requiring the full barrier properties of aluminum foil mylar, we provide guidance on take-back and specialist recycling schemes. Soy-based inks are used for all flexographic and digital print runs, reducing the chemical load in the print layer. Where paper elements feature in hybrid packaging designs, FSC-certified materials are sourced as standard.
Explore complementary packaging solutions including our custom food boxes for outer packaging, our CBD boxes for cannabis product packaging, or our subscription boxes for mylar-filled monthly food delivery programs.
How to Order
Placing an order for custom food mylar bags with Teal Packaging is straightforward:
- Step 1 - Quote: Provide your bag style, film specification, size, closure type, and quantity.
Our team sends a detailed quote within one business day.
- Step 2 - Artwork: Submit your design files or brief our free design support team. A digital proof is issued for your approval before production begins.
- Step 3 - Production: Once artwork is approved and payment confirmed, production begins. Standard lead time is approximately two weeks from approval.
- Step 4 - Shipping: Free delivery to the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. Full tracking is provided on dispatch.
Minimum order quantity is 50 units. Volume pricing is available for larger production runs. Also see our vape boxes for complementary product packaging, or our retail boxes for shelf-display outer packaging solutions.