FAQs

  • Naturally fallen palm leaves of Areca Palm Trees in farms are used to make Agrifold Palm Leaf disposable dinnerware.

  • Fallen palm leaves of Areca Palm Trees are gathered, washed, sun-dried and then heat pressed into moulds to give various shapes and sizes of these dinnerware. They are further sterilized before being packed and served at your dining table.

  • Agrifold Palm Leaf dinnerware are 100% natural leaves that are directly used to create various shapes and sizes of plates, bowls and dining accessories with no use of chemicals or artificial coatings in their making process. These natural palm leaves are biodegradable and compostable thereby making them eco-friendly products even when disposed into the environment.

  • Absolutely, all of our products are completely non-toxic. They are made of 100% natural leaves with no chemicals, no artificial coatings and no toxics being used.

  • All of Agrifold Palm Leaf dinnerware are of thick make, natural leaf finish with textures and colours of leaves directly being retained, giving each of these products a unique, elegant natural woody-finish look. The edges of these plates, bowls and dining accessories can be slightly rough in some cases due to natural leaves being directly moulded to shape and size with no use of wax finishes. The typical colours of these dinnerware are ivory, beige, brown with shades of brown to even black tints in some cases.

  • Areca Palm Leaf products may give a slight vinegary scent when immediately unpacked, that being the natural scent of the leaves which dissipates in no time. However, even in no circumstances of their immediate use, does the scent change the taste of food or liquids. The fallen leaves used in these dinnerware are dried and heat compressed, so nothing of the leaf interferes further with the taste of food or liquids.

  • Yes, these products are absolutely safe for microwave to a certain extent. Created out of heat mould and heat pressed, microwave for a certain extent does not impact the dinnerware in any manner.

  • Yes, these products are safe to store food and meals in refrigerator or freezer and withstand the cold temperature.

  • Yes, these products are strong for use with spoons, forks and knives.

  • Yes, Absolutely! Agrifold Palm Leaf products are leak resistant and soak resistant and are ideal for soups, curries as well as any other liquid foods - both hot and cold.

  • While these products are leak resistant and soak resistant, food-oil and food-colour at times may get deposited into the textured grooves of these plates and bowls.

  • You can unpack the plates and/or bowls and directly use for your dining and other serving purposes with no hassles of wiping, cleaning etc. since these products are heat sterilized before being packed. Should some of the products be left over unused and be kept in open condition in a dry place, then we encourage the same to be gently wiped with kitchen tissues or kitchen towels before being used, in the same way as you would follow for any of your stored crockery.

  • Yes, these products are of thick make, thereby making them strong and sturdy to hold in hands for meals.

  • No. All our Palm Leaf dinnerware products are intended for single-use and thereafter to be disposed.

  • No special care is needed to store these products. The products can be stored in their packed condition and even in their unpacked condition in a dry place. Also being strong and light-weight at the same time, these products are ideal for portable means and are travel-friendly.

  • No. These products do not have any shelf-life.

  • There is no special care required to be followed for disposing these used products. We however encourage to dispose them and its packing materials safely for waste collection and/or recycling. If you do have a backyard or a farm, then you should happily plant the used, disposed dinnerware into the soil since these products are naturally compostable.

  • Yes, absolutely. Being made from fully natural leaves, these products once disposed can be used to make your farm or garden soil compostable.

  • Agrifold Palm Leaf dinnerware are available in various shapes like rounds, squares, rectangles, ovals and other special shapes and in a variety of sizes. For detailed reference, you can download the Agrifold Palm Leaf Tableware Catalogue available under Resources & Downloads.

  • Yes, Agrifold Palm Leaf dinnerware are available for International shipping subject to Order terms and conditions. Please feel free to contact us through our Contact Form for more information. Apart from Duties and Taxes of your country, these Natural Palm Leaf Dinnerware products may also require to be subjected to the requirements of Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act or Administration of your country and Agrifold believes in subjecting these products through such route for human health security of your country.