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Cooking & Olive Oil Tin Cans | Food-Contact Packaging Options

Olive oil and cooking oil are more than just ingredients — they're premium food products with strict quality expectations. From the moment the oil leaves the mill or refinery, it begins a race against light, oxygen, and temperature to preserve its flavor, aroma, and nutritional value. The wrong package can turn a premium extra virgin into a flat, oxidized product before it ever reaches the table.

At our factory, we manufacture cooking and olive oil tin cans with certified food-contact internal linings, designed to protect edible oils from filling to consumption. Whether you're packaging extra virgin olive oil, avocado oil, sunflower oil, or industrial-scale cooking spray, our tinplate cans combine product protection, shelf appeal, and food safety compliance in one complete solution.

Cooking & Olive Oil Tin Cans | Food-Contact Packaging Options


Why Tinplate for Edible Oils?

While glass and PET dominate retail oil packaging, tinplate offers distinct advantages — especially for bulk, foodservice, and export applications:

  • Complete light barrier — UV and visible light accelerate oil oxidation and nutrient loss. Tinplate blocks 100% of light, preserving flavor and extending shelf life.

  • No permeation — unlike plastic, tinplate prevents oxygen ingress and volatile compound loss over time.

  • Structural integrity — oils are dense and heavy. Tinplate cans resist denting, crushing, and deformation during stacking and long-haul shipping.

  • Temperature stability — performs reliably in ambient warehouse conditions without warping or softening.

  • Printability — direct lithographic printing delivers a premium, label-free shelf appearance that stands out in foodservice and retail environments.

  • Recyclability — steel is infinitely recyclable with the highest recovery rate of any packaging material.


Specifications at a Glance

Parameter

Range

Capacity

250 ml / 500 ml / 750 ml / 1L / 2L / 3L / 5L / 10L / 20L

Diameter

52 mm – 230 mm (depending on capacity)

Material

Food-grade tinplate (0.20 mm – 0.35 mm)

Top Style

Open-top (lug lid), Monotop, spout-top

Lid Options

Screw cap, pour spout, tamper-evident, induction seal

Internal Coating

Food-grade epoxy, FDA-compliant PAM, BPA-NI linings

External Finish

Up to 6-color offset printing, matte/gloss, clear lacquer

Certifications

FDA, EU 10/2011, LFGB (on request)


Food-Contact Coating Systems

The internal lining is the critical interface between your oil and the metal. We offer multiple food-grade coating options, each tested and certified for direct food contact:

Coating

Key Properties

Best For

Food-Grade Epoxy

Excellent oil resistance, strong adhesion, widely certified

Olive oil, vegetable oils, blended cooking oils

PAM (Phenolic-Alkyd-Modified)

Superior corrosion resistance, acid-tolerant

High-acid oils (some olive grades), flavored oils

BPA-NI Formulations

Bisphenol-A non-intentional formulations available

Markets with BPA restrictions (EU, California, etc.)

Gold Lacquer

Traditional food-contact finish, economical

Short-shelf-life products, foodservice packs


All coatings are selected based on your specific oil profile — free fatty acid content, peroxide value, antioxidant level, and expected shelf life. We provide migration test reports and food-contact compliance certificates for your target market on request.

Design & Customization

Printing & Branding

Your packaging is your silent salesperson. We offer:

  • Full-body CMYK or Pantone-matched printing

  • Matte, glossy, or soft-touch finishes

  • Embossed/debossed logos and volume markings

  • Nutrition panels, ingredient lists, and regulatory text

  • QR codes and traceability marks

Shape Options

  • Round — classic, cost-effective, easy to fill and seal

  • Square/Rectangular — maximizes shelf and shipping density, modern aesthetic

  • Oval — ergonomic grip, distinctive shelf presence

Closure Systems

  • Screw cap — resealable, consumer-friendly

  • Pour spout — controlled dispensing, reduces over-pouring

  • Tamper-evident band — proves product integrity for retail

  • Induction seal — hermetic seal before first opening, maximum freshness

Applications

Segment

Products

Retail Olive Oil

Extra virgin, virgin, pure, pomace — 250 ml to 1L

Cooking Oils

Sunflower, canola, soybean, corn, peanut, avocado

Specialty Oils

Truffle oil, chili oil, garlic-infused, herb oils

Foodservice

Bulk olive oil, frying oil, 3L–20L formats

Private Label

Supermarket own-brand cooking oils

Organic/Natural

Cold-pressed, unrefined, stone-milled oils


Quality & Food Safety Compliance

  • Produced under ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 / HACCP certified systems

  • Internal coating thickness controlled per batch (8–15 g/m²)

  • Coating adhesion tested (cross-cut + boil test)

  • Migration testing available per EU 10/2011, FDA 21 CFR

  • Heavy metal screening (Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr⁶⁺) on request

  • Batch traceability with Certificate of Analysis (COA)

  • Third-party lab testing reports available

OEM & Private Label Support

  • Custom capacities — differentiate your brand with non-standard volumes

  • Artwork development — our design team assists with label layout and print proofing

  • Co-packing consultation — we connect you with filling partners if needed

  • MOQ — from 3,000 pcs for stock sizes; custom sizes from 10,000 pcs

  • Lead time — 25–35 days after artwork and coating confirmation

  • Sampling — stock samples shipped within 3 days; custom samples in 10–15 days

Why Choose Us?

Advantage

What It Means

Direct factory

No middleman — transparent pricing, direct communication

Food-contact expertise

We understand oil chemistry and lining compatibility

Certified coatings

FDA, EU 10/2011, LFGB compliance documentation provided

In-house printing

Faster revisions, tighter color control, lower minimums

Flexible volumes

From startup brands to established exporters

Global logistics

FOB, CIF, DDP; experience shipping to Europe, Americas, MENA, Asia


The Bottom Line

Olive oil and cooking oil deserve packaging that protects their character — not packaging that competes with it. Our food-contact tin cans are engineered to preserve flavor, prevent oxidation, and present your brand at its best from shelf to kitchen.

📩 Send us your oil type, target capacity, filling temperature, and destination market — we'll recommend the right can specification, food-grade lining, and closure system. Compliance documentation and samples within 48 hours.

Cooking & Olive Oil Tin Cans. Food-Contact Certified. Engineered for flavor protection.




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