Is tin foil paper the same as aluminum foil paper?
The original tin foil paper is indeed made from tin, but as tin foil paper is harder than aluminum foil and easy to affect the food with a taste of tin, aluminum foil paper replaces tin foil paper in daily life after the reduction of aluminum price. However, as aluminum can affect the development of brain, aluminum foil at present is coated to avoid the liberation of aluminum.
Aluminum foil paper is an official name, commonly known as tin foil paper which is made by aluminum with no tin. The paper used for egg-tart is actually aluminum paper.
Tin foil paper is a kind of film-shaped metal paper stuck with silver: Metal paper for packing cigarette is often silver-white. Aluminum foil paper is made by sticking aluminum foil backing paper with aluminum foil pasting paper to serve as moisture-proof and decorating packaging material for good cigarette and candies. There isn’t much difference between tin foil paper and aluminum foil paper, both of which can be used to cook and pack food.
