Yes, and it can fail in either direction. Chewy fruit such as mango, apricots and dates keeps some moisture on purpose, and through a weak film it dries out and turns leathery. Crisp fruit chips and freeze-dried fruit do the opposite: they pull moisture in from the air and go soft and sticky. A barrier film holds the fruit at the texture you packed it at. Air and light count too, and a metallized film, our standard for an opaque bag, holds out all three. That is what keeps a bag of mango as soft on the shelf as it was on your packing table.

Yes, and with fruit it often pays, because the color does the selling. Plain clear film is fine for fruit that sells through quickly, but it is weak against both moisture and air. For a longer shelf life in a fully clear bag, AlOxPET is the clear film that holds out both. A window on a metallized bag is the middle route: full barrier everywhere except the window. It needs a larger run than a plain bag, and we quote that minimum per job. Clear film does nothing against light, so keep displays out of direct sun. You keep the fruit visible without giving up its texture.

No. The two do different jobs. A barrier film slows down air and moisture getting in from outside. An oxygen absorber removes the oxygen already sealed inside with the fruit. They work together, not instead of each other. We make the bag and do not supply absorbers or desiccants. If you use a sachet, put it in a proper barrier film, because in plain clear film an absorber gets used up by the air coming through the wall. Skip the desiccant for chewy fruit, since pulling moisture out is exactly what makes it tough.

It depends on the cut more than the weight. Raisins, dates and chewy apple rings pack densely. Dried mango slices need noticeably more room, and crisp apple chips need about five times the space of the same weight of chewy apple rings. So send the fruit, how it is cut and the weight per bag. If one bag size has to carry several fruits, tell us which is bulkiest for its weight, because that one sets the size. We size it to sit full on the shelf without crushing anything crisp.

Pack it for the nuts. Once a mix contains nuts, their oil brings air and light into the picture alongside moisture, and our quote calculator files trail mix under nuts for that reason. A metallized bag covers all three. Our nut packaging page goes through the options for high-oil products, including what to use if your co-packer's metal detector rules out foil. If the mix is fruit only, the moisture answers on this page apply as they stand, and the bulkiest fruit in the mix still sets the bag size.

Yes, and it suits dried fruit better than most products. Our recyclable option is mono-PE with an EVOH layer, made from a single plastic family. It rates strongest on moisture and good on air, which covers what dried fruit needs, though it gives no light block and is not for chilled or damp storage. A standard laminate, clear or metallized, bonds different plastics together and is not recyclable. Compostable PLA behind kraft paper also exists, but it is low barrier and needs a fast sell-through. Tell us which claim your pack has to make and we quote the film behind it.

Stand-up, flat and pillow pouches start at 100 per design, and flat bottom, quad seal and side gusset bags at 500 per design. Designs are counted separately, so mango, apricot and apple in one stand-up size are three designs and a 300-bag order. That makes a small first run across several fruits realistic, and it means each fruit goes out in its own printed bag rather than a plain pouch with a sticker. For fruit eaten a handful at a time, a stand-up pouch with a zipper lets your customer close the bag between servings.