The Guide to Custom Round Coffee Tins for Specialty Coffee: 500g Size and Flavor Preservation

Using inferior paper bags when storing 500g of coffee beans can lead to valve defects and other problems, causing the beans to lose 40% of their flavor within 14 days. To address this issue, we equip these coffee beans with custom-made round tin tins with double-sealed lids and food-grade linings. We will now explain in detail why the 500g custom round coffee tin is the right size, how it’s designed to keep coffee fresh, material selection, and sourcing tips.

Custom Round Coffee Tins: Why 500g is the Best Choice for Specialty Coffee

The essence of specialty coffee lies in balance—a perfect combination of flavor, convenience, and value. The 500g custom round coffee tin perfectly achieve this balance, and our data explains why it is more popular with roasters and consumers than 250g or 1kg packages.

For consumers, the 500g package aligns with their specialty coffee drinking habits. Tsing’s research found that 62% of daily specialty coffee drinkers use 15-20g of coffee beans per brew. A 500-gram container can preserve coffee for 25-33 days—precisely the optimal time to consume the beans before they spoil. This size also makes it suitable for retail. Custom-designed 500g round coffee tins fit easily into the shelves of standard supermarkets and specialty stores without crowding. In short, the 500g custom-designed round coffee tin converts ordinary consumers into repeat customers by catering to how people actually drink specialty coffee.

How Custom-Designed Round Coffee Tins Lock in Coffee Flavor

The delicate flavors of specialty coffee deteriorate rapidly when exposed to oxygen, light, humidity, and high temperatures. Tsing’s custom round coffee tins are carefully designed to block these problems effectively, and the 500-gram capacity further enhances this protection, minimizing the coffee’s contact with air during use.

Oxygen causes coffee beans to oxidize, breaking down the oils and acids in the coffee and turning what should be a bright, complex flavor into a flat, cardboard-like texture. Tsing’s custom round coffee tins are made of 0.23 mm-thick food-grade tinplate, blocking 99.9% of oxygen (in contrast, paper bags still allow 15% oxygen to seep in after 7 days). We also use a double-sealed lid with two edge-pressing processes, creating an airtight seal that keeps the oxygen content inside the tin below 1% for 6 weeks.

Furthermore, UV light breaks down volatile aroma compounds that give specialty coffee its unique aroma and flavor. Our custom round coffee tins are available in matte and glossy finishes, both of which reflect 90% of UV rays. The lid lining inside the round coffee tin is made of EPE foam, a food-grade, moisture-resistant, compressible material that creates a tight seal. An optional heat-insulating liner is also available to meet the needs of roasters.

Enhance your brand image with custom round coffee tins

A great custom round coffee tin does two things: keeps your coffee fresh and tells your brand story. Tsing’s design perfectly balances functionality and aesthetics. 1. Three styles of tin can lids are available:

• Screw cap: The most popular – easy to open/close, forming a tight seal with each turn. Ideal for DTC sales.
• Pull-tab cap: Convenient for retail – easy for customers to open with one hand. Features a resealable pull tab to keep the coffee fresh.
• Slide-off cap: Perfect for cafes selling takeaway coffee beans – slim design, no worries about losing the lid.

One-way degassing valve design

Freshly roasted coffee begins to degas within 2-7 days. If carbon dioxide gets trapped inside the can, it can cause the can to expand or push the lid open. Tsing has integrated a food-grade one-way valve into our custom round coffee tins – it allows carbon dioxide to escape while preventing oxygen from entering. We install the valve on the lid and test each valve to ensure it opens at 1.5 bar pressure.

Customization Services: Turning Coffee Tins into Brand Assets

Specialty coffee consumers are loyal to brands with clear brand identities. Tsing offers comprehensive customization services. For printing, Tsing provides full-color CMYK printing or metallic foil, adding texture through embossing/gravure printing. Alternatively, transparent windows allow consumers to see the coffee beans without compromising their freshness. This design is particularly suitable for light roast coffee beans with unique colors.

Material Selection: Safe, Eco-friendly, and Durable

The material of a custom round coffee can affect every aspect of coffee, from flavor to safety to brand reputation. Tsing uses only food-grade, sustainable materials that have passed testing under FDA and EU food safety standards. These custom coffee tins use 0.20-0.23 mm-thick food-grade tinplate, a neutral-flavored material that does not leach chemicals or impart a metallic taste. Furthermore, it is not easily dented during transportation. Tinplate tins are also 100% recyclable, with a recycling rate of up to 92% in the United States, which is crucial for environmentally conscious consumers. These coffee tins all feature a BPA-free, food-grade liner (EPE foam or PE film) that comes into direct contact with the coffee. We conduct annual migration (chemical transfer) testing on the liner, ensuring compliance with FDA 21 CFR 175.300 standards.

Keep Your Specialty Coffee Flavoring Forever

For specialty coffee, your packaging should protect it rather than damage it. Tsing’s 500g custom round coffee tins do just that: they lock in the bright, complex flavors customers love, ideally suited to their actual drinking habits. With years of manufacturing experience, we understand the unique needs of specialty coffee and how this synergy with tin tins allows us to create the perfect tin can for storing coffee, from exhaust valves and sustainable materials to shelf appeal.