Renewable source of raw material
The disposable leaf plates are made from leaves of the betel-nut tree, a palm tree which is a renewable source hence there are no trees felled for manufacturing our products.
The betel-nut trees are grown in our farms in mountainous regions that do not require any fertilisers, hence there is not any trace of pesticides in the leaves.
The sheath which primarily protects the betel-nut in the tree falls naturally once it is dried. The fallen leaves are collected fresh from our farms and the palm leaf plate manufacturing process begins.
There are no chemicals/additives used in any of the process. The colors possessed by the areca leaves are natural and have no harm when contact with food.
Learn more about the Palm Leaf Comany leaf plate process below:
Unique Properties
Our products are 100% Natural, Bio degradable, compostable, oven safe, water resistant and can hold liquids both hot & cold, freezer safe and more importantly do not react with food or liquid when used.
Areca leaf products are safe in all Microbiological testing.
Our products do not contain any heavy metal and are 100% compostable testing.
The unique properties our products possess in nature cannot be matched by other types of alternative products in the world currently. Refer to table below for details:
Comparison against alternate products
Quality, Tests and Certifications
7-Stage In-process Quality Assurance
The Quality of the product is monitored throughout the entire process and ensured that only good products are passing through the final stages and reach the Customer.
Filtering occurs during 1.Leaf Selection | 2.Washing | 3. Before Feeding | 4. After Pressing | 5.Trimming | 6.Cleaning | 7.Pre- Packing& Delivery
Microbiological testing
Microbiological tests are carried out in order to access the presence of fungus, E.coli, and assessment of plate count.
The results show the Areca leaf products have no presence of E.coli and clean from any other micro-organisms and safe for food contact.
Presence of heavy metals testing
These tests are carried out in order to find the presence of metals like Iron, Lead, Copper, Zinc, and Aluminium Phosphide.
The results show the heavy metal presence is below detectable level and safe for food contact.
Sensory & Migration Test
These tests are for done in order to assess the products reaction with the food served in it
The results show that the products passes the test and fit for food contact both dry and liquid foods and passes EC No.1935/2004
Biodegradability and Compostability testing
The Areca leaf products will pass the biodegradability and Compostability testing
ASTM D6868-03, ASTM D6400-04, ASTM D5988-03, ASTM D5338-98
The above testing will prove the Areca leaf product is completely biodegradable and Compostable in nature.