Bagasse

Bagasse is the fibrous residue left after sugarcane is crushed, and this tag examines its use in molded-fiber food packaging such as plates, bowls, trays and clamshells. The supplied articles explain that bagasse names a feedstock rather than a finished specification, and that pulping, fiber blends, additives, coatings and product geometry shape barrier performance, strength and moisture response. Coverage also places bagasse alongside wood pulp, bamboo and straw to show how fiber properties differ within molded fiber, and it addresses how compostability, PFAS status, food-contact compliance and recovery claims should be evidenced for the completed package rather than assumed from the sugarcane source.