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Clear 8 oz straight-sided wide-mouth glass jar for seafood paste
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Fermented seafood condiment packaging

Seafood Paste Jar

An 8 oz clear straight-sided glass jar with a 70-400 wide mouth, proportioned for dense, salty and aroma-intensive shrimp or seafood pastes that are filled and served by the spoonful.

8 oz reference70-400 wide mouth24 jars per case
Stock status
In stock
Lead time
2–3 weeks
FOB price / pc
$0.45 - $0.85
MOQ
10,000 pcs
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Final availability, dimensions, materials, assembled components and commercial terms are confirmed against the selected drawing and approved sample.

Spoonable access

A broad opening suits dense paste and visible particulates

Compact shelf format

The 87.3 mm body keeps an 8 oz pack low and stable

Useful label panel

A 66.7 mm reference height supports wrap or front-and-back graphics

Seafood Paste Jar profile

Build an 8 oz pack around dense filling, aroma and repeated spoon access.

Paste behavior, aroma & closure design

Six product realities that shape a seafood-paste package.

BGP-FS-4985 is based on a commercial 8 oz straight-sided jar with a 70-400 continuous-thread finish. Its broad mouth and low body suit spoonable shrimp pastes and seafood condiments, while the clear wall makes color, oil separation, fill height and finish cleanliness immediately visible.

01

Eight fluid ounces does not set the net weight

The jar's 8 oz designation is a liquid-volume class, not a promise that every seafood paste will yield the same declared mass. Salt level, moisture, minced solids, incorporated air and settling all change bulk density. Commercial net weight and headspace should therefore be established with the finished recipe at its real filling temperature.

02

There is no single shrimp-paste texture

Kapi, bagoong alamang and related fermented condiments range from smooth, compact pastes to coarse, moist mixtures with visible shell or shrimp pieces. Raw material, salt concentration and fermentation time influence color, firmness and flavor chemistry, so nozzle size, pump pressure and cutoff settings must follow the individual recipe.

03

The 70-400 mouth supports filling and serving

The reference opening is approximately 2 3/8 inches across, giving a deposit nozzle room to handle a dense or particulate fill and allowing a spoon to reach the sidewall after opening. A clean cutoff remains important: paste dragged across the sealing land or threads makes capping less consistent and leaves an untidy first-use impression.

04

Aroma control belongs to the assembled closure

Published shrimp-paste research has identified nitrogen- and sulfur-containing compounds among a much broader volatile profile. The glass wall provides a nonporous container surface, but aroma retention in a retail pack also depends on the cap, liner, sealing contact, headspace and application conditions. Those elements should be specified as one closure system.

05

Brine, oil and solids can change the visible surface

Depending on formulation, a seafood condiment may release liquid, show an oil layer or settle during storage and distribution. The low clear jar displays those changes rather than hiding them. Filled-pack trials should examine the surface after vibration, temperature cycling and intended storage so that headspace and label language match what customers will actually see.

06

Clear glass turns housekeeping into presentation

Fermentation color can be a strong authenticity cue, and the 2.625-inch reference label height leaves room for a deliberate product window. The same window reveals rim smears, trapped air, uneven fill levels and product streaks. Filling accuracy, container wiping and label placement therefore contribute directly to the shelf standard.

Application guide

Match the jar to the condiment's texture and use occasion.

The same 8 oz glass format can serve very different seafood products. Particle size, free liquid, oil content, serving dose and expected opening frequency determine whether the broad mouth and compact body are a good operational fit.

Seafood Paste Jar used for kapi, bagoong alamang & spoonable shrimp paste in a fermented shrimp condiment setting

Fermented shrimp condiment

Kapi, bagoong alamang & spoonable shrimp paste

For dense fermented pastes used in small cooking doses, where a broad opening gives the user room to lift product without scraping a narrow neck. Recipe color and texture remain visible through the jar, while a well-sized front label can distinguish regional style, shrimp species, fermentation character and serving guidance without covering the entire product.

  • Set net weight from recipe density
  • Size the nozzle for solids
  • Select the liner for volatile-flavor retention
Seafood Paste Jar used for shrimp-chili, crab & seafood cooking pastes in a oil-rich savory paste setting

Oil-rich savory paste

Shrimp-chili, crab & seafood cooking pastes

For fried or seasoned seafood blends containing oil, chili, aromatics and visible minced ingredients. The low straight wall supports a stable shelf presence and direct spoon access; on the line, the priorities are an even distribution of solids, a controlled oil phase and a clean finish before the cap is applied.

  • Check oil and solids after settling
  • Control nozzle cutoff and rim wipe
  • Review liner contact with the finished formula
Seafood Paste Jar used for foodservice and specialty ingredient packs in a culinary concentrate setting

Culinary concentrate

Foodservice and specialty ingredient packs

For concentrated bases opened repeatedly during recipe preparation, where the operator needs to see the remaining level and sweep a spoon along the lower sidewall and base. The 8 oz size works best for high-impact ingredients used sparingly; larger-volume kitchens should compare opening frequency and handling time against a foodservice-size pack.

  • Map the portion utensil to the mouth
  • Allow practical first-opening headspace
  • Keep batch coding clear of the grip area

Use the production recipe to select the cap liner and establish fill weight, headspace, closure application and storage conditions.

Seafood Paste Jar FAQ

Practical questions about an 8 oz seafood-paste pack.

Answers focused on the BGP-FS-4985 format, dense seafood formulas and its 70-400 closure route.

Why does the same jar hold different net weights?

Because seafood pastes are not one product. Salt level, moisture, minced solids and any oil phase all change density, so an 8 oz jar is a volume class rather than a promise about declared mass. Establish the net weight per recipe by filling and weighing, then hold it by checkweight.

Does glass alone contain the strong aroma of shrimp paste?

Glass provides the rigid container wall, but the assembled closure controls the main opening interface. Aroma retention depends on cap fit, liner, sealing-land contact, headspace and closure application, all tested with the finished paste rather than an empty jar.

How should oil or brine separation be handled in the pack design?

Measure separation after realistic storage and transport, then set headspace, label messaging and product-window size around that result. The fill process should also keep the solid-to-liquid ratio consistent from the first jar to the last.

What does clear glass expose on a fermented product?

Everything the filling line leaves behind. Fermentation color is a strong authenticity cue and the jar is chosen to show it, but the same window reveals smears down the wall, an uneven surface and residue near the rim. Agree the visual standard on a filled jar before the format is approved.

Next step

Send us the Seafood Paste Jar brief.

Tell us the product, fill volume, closure preference and destination market. We will come back with the matching drawings, available configurations and a sample plan before anything is quoted.

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  • 01Send the briefProduct, volume, closure and market
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