Genuine Vegetable Parchment technology

Ten reasons to love our unique Genuine Vegetable Parchment technology for the cooking & baking application.

Genuine Vegetable Parchment Naturally powers your culinary creations

Ahlstrom Genuine vegetable parchment liners are made out of 100% cellulose with no additives. They can be used up to 220C/ 428F, making it ideal for most cooking and baking processes

The ten reasons we love parchment:

1. Genuine vegetable parchment is safe & natural

Genuine vegetable parchment is made out of 100% cellulose with no additives
Thanks to the unique production process, there are no fibers left on the product, and so, no fibers in your food products either
Genuine vegetable parchment is biodegradable and certified compostable
Genuine vegetable parchment is produced from responsibly sourced and renewable wood pulp, certified according to FSC™ standards

2. Genuine vegetable parchment has a great look & feel

Because of its higher caliper, genuine vegetable parchment feels more robust and opaque than competitive products at equal grammage

3. You can reuse Genuine vegetable parchment

Because of Genuine vegetable parchment’s high integrity, you can reuse it several times

4. Genuine vegetable parchment offers the ultimate branding experience

Color your parchment with a wide range of BFR and FDA approved colors for a more vibrant branding
To enhance your customer’s experience of your brand, our unique ink free patterning ensures brand recognition (and protection against counterfeits!) to your product in a safe way

5. Genuine vegetable parchment offers a complete grease barrier

Genuine vegetable parchment is most effective to create barrier against grease without chemical agents
So you can save on the washing up and be sure that the ingredients you put in your preparations stay in it

6. Genuine vegetable parchment is stronger in water

Genuine vegetable parchment is more malleable and is actually stronger; whereas other materials like high density greaseproof tear down easily: in fact Genuine vegetable parchment is at least twice as strong as high density greaseproof after being wetted
So feel free to mold a protective layer on your GastroNorm pans or dishes to save scrubbing those hard to get to corners!

7. Genuine vegetable parchment doesn’t need time to rest

Because of its high integrity, you can use genuine vegetable parchment directly from the freezer to the oven or microwave without breaking it

8. Genuine vegetable parchment can stand the heat

Genuine vegetable parchment can be baked up to 220°C/428°F
You can use steam, boiling water, dry heat, pan fry, steam parcels: genuine vegetable parchment can handle a wide variety of cooking methods
Hint: Because it’s 100% cellulose, genuine vegetable parchment takes on a yellow color when baked, but don’t let it scare you! Strength after baking remains high

9. Genuine vegetable parchment gives your creations room to breathe

Genuine vegetable parchment breathes, so it lets through the optimal amount of steam for your parcels to be moist and delicious
Even the subtlest flavors are preserved!