Cutting Chai Paper Cup Size: Choosing Tea Glasses

The standard cutting chai paper cup size ranges from 55 ml to 75 ml, with the 65 ml paper glass serving as the standard choice for street stalls, tapris, and tea counters across India. Roadside tea stalls that serve full portions usually choose an 85 ml or 110 ml tea cup size, while canteens, corporate pantries, and quick-service outlets rely on 130 ml or 150 ml chai cups for larger hot drinks.

Understanding cutting chai paper cup size and liquid volume

Most global paper cup sizing charts are created for North American or European cafés, where beverage sizes start at 4 oz (118 ml) and go up to 24 oz (710 ml) Anzhu Craft. These guides ignore Indian tea culture, where chai is brewed strong with milk and sugar, and served in small, controlled portions Success Marketing. Serving cutting chai in a large cup leaves the container mostly empty, which causes the drink to cool down rapidly and creates a poor visual presentation for the buyer.

For tea stalls and canteens, matching the exact millilitre volume to your beverage menu keeps your portion costs balanced and protects your profit margin. If a tea vendor brews 10 litres of chai, serving in a 65 ml glass yields roughly 150 portions, whereas using an oversized 110 ml cup reduces that yield to 90 portions. Matching cup capacity to your exact serving volume prevents product loss while giving customers a comfortable rim fill that does not spill during busy counter service.

The 55 ml to 75 ml range: cutting chai paper cups

Cutting chai is a staple serving format in urban business districts, transportation hubs, and industrial zones across Maharashtra and neighbouring states. The term cutting comes from dividing a single brewed glass into two smaller portions. To serve this specific volume, paper cup manufacturers produce three small capacities:

• The 55 ml paper glass is the smallest standard container made for single-sip tea shots and condensed cutting portions.
• The 65 ml paper glass is the most popular cutting chai paper cup size in street tapris and office delivery trays.
• The 75 ml paper glass is a slightly larger option used by vendors who offer a generous cutting pour or small filter coffee.

In the Pooja Industries catalog, these three sizes are available in both the Plain Paper Glasses range and the Printed Paper Glasses range. They are formed from food-grade paperboard lined with polyethylene (PE) on the inside wall to stop hot liquid from softening the paper seam.

For wholesale packing, the 55 ml, 65 ml, and 75 ml sizes ship in cases containing 5,000 glasses, divided into 50 individual sleeves of 100 cups each. These small sizes are designed for immediate, open-rim consumption at the counter, so lids are not manufactured for the 55 ml to 75 ml range.

The 85 ml to 110 ml range: standard tea stall paper cup sizes

While cutting chai remains dominant for quick roadside stops, many tea stalls, sweet shops, and railway station stalls sell full cups of tea. A standard full portion of Indian chai requires a capacity between 85 ml and 110 ml to allow for the brewed liquid and a safe margin of headspace at the top IndiaMART.

The primary options in this mid-capacity range include:

• The 85 ml paper glass is preferred by vendors offering an economical full cup while keeping tea volume controlled.
• The 90 ml paper glass is a middle-ground size used in regional markets for standard tea and filter coffee pours.
• The 100 ml Vati has a wider, low-profile glass shape designed for traditional serving styles and easy stacking on counter trays.
• The 110 ml tea cup size is the standard choice for commercial canteens and busy street stalls serving full-measure hot chai.

Packaging specifications vary slightly within this category. The 85 ml, 90 ml, and 110 ml sizes are packed in cases of 5,000 cups, structured as 50 packets of 100 glasses each. The 100 ml Vati features a different case configuration, containing 4,000 glasses packed in 80 sleeves of 50 cups each. Like the smaller cutting chai cups, glasses in the 85 ml to 110 ml range do not take lids, as they are consumed on-site or carried over short distances on metal carrying trays.

The 130 ml to 150 ml range: canteens, corporate pantries, and QSRs

As tea service transitions from street counters to indoor corporate pantries, university canteens, cloud kitchens, and quick-service restaurants (QSRs), portion sizes increase. Modern food outlets usually serve hot beverages in 130 ml or 150 ml chai cups, which accommodate specialty teas like masala chai, ginger tea, green tea, or hot coffee.

When sourcing these capacities, buyers must note differences in design and material availability. The 130 ml size is manufactured in Plain Regular, Plain Premium, and Printed Premium options, but it is not available in the Printed Regular line. The 150 ml cup is available across all of these options, including Printed Regular, and serves as the starting size for our Ripple and lid offerings. Buyers can choose their board specifications based on how hot the beverage is served:

• Plain Regular is available in the 130 ml size, while the 150 ml size can be ordered in both Plain Regular and Printed Regular for economical single-wall use.
• Plain Premium comes in both 130 ml and 150 ml on 225 GSM board. Printed Premium comes in 130 ml and then 200 ml, also on 225 GSM.
• Ripple paper glasses feature an outer insulating layer of fluted kraft paper on 405 GSM board but are only available starting at the 150 ml size.

The 150 ml size is also the entry point for lid compatibility. For takeaway orders or delivery through cloud kitchens, the 150 ml glass fits plastic sipper lids from our lids catalog. These sipper lids feature a dedicated drinking aperture for drinking on the move and pack 6,000 lids per case (120 packets of 50 lids). To evaluate whether your operation needs single-wall, heavy GSM, or ripple cups, read our post on when ripple is worth it.

Food safety and board quality for hot tea paper cups

When paper cups hold piping-hot tea, the heat can cause low-grade paperboard or poor interior linings to soften, leak, or leak chemical odours into the drink Univest. Commercial buyers must verify that their paper glass manufacturer uses food-contact paperboard that maintains structural rigidity under heat.

Pooja Industries paper glasses undergo independent laboratory testing to confirm safety standards. In a test report from FARE Labs in Gurugram (Report PL20260711-003-017, issued 21 July 2026), testing covered paper glasses from 55 ml to 450 ml, including ripple designs. Bisphenol A (BPA) was not detected in the samples. Overall migration ranged between 0.36 and 0.93 mg/dm² across six test liquids (10% ethanol, 50% ethanol, distilled water, olive oil, 3% acetic acid, and n-heptane), well below the European Union limit of 10 mg/dm². The laboratory found that the tested samples conformed to EC 1935/2004, EU 10/2011, and EU 2025/351 for the parameters tested.

Using tested food-grade cups ensures that hot chai retains its natural taste and aroma without absorbing plastic or paper smells during service.

Custom printing and practical sourcing for tea stalls

Custom branded cups allow tea stalls, franchises, and caterers to turn everyday packaging into promotional media. A printed logo on a 65 ml cutting glass or 150 ml cup helps build brand recognition across offices, commercial buildings, and events.

Buyers interested in branded cups can preview their custom artwork, logo placement, or full edge-to-edge prints on a 3D glass model in the Logo Studio. Once the visual preview is generated, the mockup file is attached directly to your quote request. Before production begins on the floor, final artwork is verified against the specific glass die-line to prevent design distortion across the curved paper wall.

Operating a full manufacturing unit in Pune, Maharashtra, with 28 machines dedicated to printing, die-cutting, and cup forming, Pooja Industries produces over 5,00,000 paper glasses daily with more than 25 years of manufacturing experience. We supply commercial buyers, caterers, and wholesale distributors across Maharashtra and states including Gujarat, Goa, Kerala, West Bengal, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh.

To learn how case packaging counts affect your order planning before placing a wholesale purchase, review our practical guide on reading a case count. When you are ready to ask for a quote for your business, submit your required sizes and artwork through our contact page.