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Designed for juice, iced tea, soft drinks, cold coffee, and other chilled beverages
Cold drinks pose unique challenges to paper cup performance due to condensation and prolonged holding time. This solution helps customers select the right cup structure and material to ensure the final product is durable, leak-proof, and comfortable to hold in cold beverage scenarios.
1. Common Applications
Cold drink paper cups are widely used in:
-Juice bars, smoothie shops, milk tea chains-Convenience stores and take-out cold drinks

|
Volume |
Typical Use |
Recommended Structure |
Suggested Paper Weight |
|
8oz |
Cold brew coffee/ small iced tea |
Double-sided PE coated paper |
230gsm |
|
12oz |
Juice/ regular cold drinks |
Double-sided PE coated paper |
280–300gsm |
|
16oz |
Iced milk tea/large fruit drink |
Double-sided PE coated paper |
≥300gsm |
|
20-22oz |
Large cold drinks/ sharing drinks |
Double-sided PE coated paper |
≥320gsm |
All cold drink paper cups must use double-sided PE coated paper to effectively block condensation water penetration and prevent the cup body from softening or leaking.
The larger the capacity, the higher the grammage of the paper is recommended to improve the stiffness of the cup body and the stability of holding.
3. Key points for cold drink drinking cups
✅ Why must double-sided PE be used?
Cold drinks will produce condensation on the outer wall. If single-sided PE paper is used, the uncoated outer layer will absorb water and soften, causing deformation or leakage. Double-sided coating can effectively prevent moisture, seepage, and keep dry.
✅ How to choose the right weight?
The larger the capacity, the higher the liquid weight. 280gsm is the basic standard. It is recommended to use 300gsm and above for 16oz and above to ensure that the cup body is crisp, leak-proof and not deformed.
✅ Improve the hand-held experience
Double PE is not only impermeable, but also improves the feel of the cup body, keeps the outer wall dry, and avoids wetness and slipperyness that affects the consumer experience.

4. Summary and suggestions
All cold drink cups must use double-sided PE coated paper to prevent condensed water from softening the cup body
Weight matching suggestions are as follows:
8oz: 230gsm
12–16oz: 280–300gsm
20oz and above: ≥320gsm
The cup taper, paper rigidity and sealing should be optimized in combination with actual beverages and sales scenarios
Avoid using single PE or light weight paper to prevent risks such as leakage and complaints
Through reasonable structure and material configuration, cold drink paper cups can maintain stability in humid environments and long-term use, helping brands improve user experience and product reliability.
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