Comparisons
Butter paper vs MF paper
Use butter paper against food. Use white MF for general wrapping, interleaving and converting away from food.
01 / Side by side
The two sheets, row by row
| Butter paper | White MF paper | |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Food-contact lining and wrapping | General wrapping, interleaving, converting |
| Food contact | Food-grade stock, all three types | Not for direct contact |
| Surface | Smooth, non-stick | Machine-finished, even on both sides |
| GSM | 35–50 | 40–80 |
| Formats | Retail rolls, bulk reels, pre-cut sheets | Reels, sheets, reams |
| Heat rating | 230 °C, silicone-coated type only | Not listed |
| MOQ | 1 retail roll · 250 kg per width and GSM · 10,000 sheets per size and GSM | 1 tonne per GSM and width · 100 reams per sheet size |
Butter paper
Wins: The food-contact sheet: clean release, and an oven rating on the silicone-coated type.
Loses: A light food sheet, to 50 GSM. For goods away from food, a general sheet does the job.
White MF paper
Wins: An even, general-purpose sheet either way up, by the reel or by the ream.
Loses: Not for direct food contact. Keep MF away from food.
02 / Decide
How to decide
Start with food. If the sheet touches food, use butter paper. White MF is not for direct food contact.
Away from food, white MF is the general sheet: even on both faces, from 40 to 80 GSM, with no side to orient.
Both sheets look pale and plain on a shelf. Label the stock, so MF never reaches the food line.
03 / Interleaving
Interleaving with each
Both grades interleave. Butter paper goes between food layers, so the product separates cleanly. White MF goes between non-food goods, such as folded garments.
04 / Formats
Formats and lead times
Butter paper rolls come in six widths from 300 to 1,200 mm, as retail rolls of 25 to 100 m or bulk reels of 500 to 2,000 m. Pre-cut sheets come in 300×400, 380×500, 450×600 and 500×700 mm.
White MF comes in reels from 500 to 1,500 mm wide and 1,500 to 4,000 m long, and in 500×700 and 700×1,000 mm sheets.
In-stock butter paper rolls ship in 2 to 5 working days, and sheets 2 to 4 weeks after size approval. White MF ships 3 to 5 weeks after spec approval.
Questions
Before you specify
Is MF paper food grade?
No. Our white MF is not for direct food contact. Use butter paper against food.
Is butter paper the same as MF paper?
No. Butter paper is a food-contact sheet from 35 to 50 GSM. White MF is a general commercial sheet from 40 to 80 GSM.
Which one goes in the oven?
Only silicone-coated butter paper, rated to 230 °C. We make no oven claim for MF.