Sport nutrition
Sport nutrition and supplements were developed for professional sportsmen and body-builders to improve overall health and grow muscles. But they started to be consumed by a wider audience of fitness and healthy lifestyle conscious people.
What is the worst thing that may happen to a powder product when stored?
Dampening. It can provoke the development of pathological bacteria and lead to sportsman’s poisoning.
Therefore, the packaging material must be airproof.
What kind of packaging should sport nutrition have?
We are most often contacted by powder sport nutrition manufacturers. Their products include:
- protein cocktails, mono-ingredient and mixed carbohydrates,
- carbohydrate-protein mixes,
- amino-acids,
- products for joints and tendon strengthening (collagen, glucosamine),
- fat burners,
- special products (creatine, anticatabolics),
- testosterone boosters,
- vitamins and vitamin & mineral complexes.
We have developed multilayer polymer materials with a metallized layer, which have varrier properties, protect products from light, sun rays and moisture, mechanical damaging when shipping and storing.
The most suitable laminates are PET/Al/PE, PET/PE, PET/VMPET/PE.
Pouches for sport nutrition
A consumer spends just 3 seconds to realize whether a product is attractive to him or her or not. During this time the person sees the shape, designs and large letters on the packaging.
An appealing shape and interesting design = a stand up pouch (doy pack):
- ultra-durable, though soft and light (unlike large jars and hard packages),
- takes little space at home,
- easy to add any design with rotogravure printing,
- sealing with a zipper (easy to open/close),
- rounded edges (protection from holes when shipped – safety for the consumer),
- may have a convenient handle.
The most popular package size is 250-1000 g.