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The 4-Inch Bagasse Dona
Snack-serve, prasad-tray, chaat counter — the dona format in compostable bagasse. The traditional leaf-and-bamboo-pin dona has fed Indian festivals and temple kitchens for centuries; bagasse keeps the form, drops the cottage-volume bottleneck, and adds a 60-day home-compost guarantee.
The leaf dona, scaled.
The traditional dona — sal or banyan leaves stitched with thin bamboo pins — is one of the oldest disposable food vessels in the world. It's still made in cottage workshops across India, and at small scale it's beautiful: leaf-natural, fully biodegradable, low-energy production. The trouble is scale. A wedding caterer needing 4,000 donas for a Saraswati pooja evening can't reliably source them; festival-season demand outstrips supply every year.
The bagasse dona keeps the form (square 4-inch cup-shape, 2.37 oz volume, 5 g) and trades the leaf for moulded sugarcane fibre. Same compostability — same plant- origin, same single-use disposable purpose, but available in 1,000-piece cartons whenever you need them. For festival distributions, gol gappa stalls, prasad trays and chaat counters, it's the format that scales without compromising cultural fit.
Where the bagasse dona fits
- · Chaat counters — pani puri, bhel, sev puri, dahi puri
- · Sweet shop service — gulab jamun, jalebi, kheer, halwa
- · Temple prasad distribution — laddu, pedha, prasad rice
- · Festival mela snack stalls — gol gappa, chaat, kulfi
- · School / college snack-time service
- · Wedding pre-dinner snack buffet
Pair the dona with
- · 95 mm dessert spoon from cutlery — for ice cream, halwa, kheer
- · 1 oz / 2 oz dip cup for chutney / sauce on the side
- · Larger bowls (6, 8 oz) for portion variation on the same stall
- · Planning a community meal? See bagasse tableware for festival catering
- · For festival catering orders: apply for HORECA pricing
Frequently asked questions
What is a dona and where is it traditionally used?
A dona is the traditional Indian square cup-shaped bowl — historically made by stitching dried leaves with bamboo pins — used for prasad (temple offerings), chaat (street food), gol gappa pani, and small snacks at festivals and street stalls. PulpyWare's 4-inch dona (2.37 oz, 5 g) is the canonical compostable version of that leaf format.
How is a bagasse dona different from the traditional leaf dona?
Same shape, same use-cases, same compostability — but moulded from sugarcane bagasse instead of stitched from dried leaves. The advantage: bagasse scales (we ship 1,000 pieces per carton, leaf donas are cottage-volume), the moulded form is uniform (no leaf splits), and it's still fully compostable (typically about 90 days in commercial composting). The trade-off: it looks moulded, not leaf-natural. For wedding aesthetics where leaf-look matters, traditional donas still win.
What's the carton size and shelf life?
1,000 pieces per carton. Shelf life is effectively indefinite in dry storage (the fibre doesn't degrade until moisture and microbes are introduced) — we recommend using within 12 months of receipt for freshest food contact. No special storage required.