A coated cellulosic substrate includes a cellulosic substrate having a first major side and a second major side, a printable coating on the first major side of the cellulosic substrate, an aqueous overprint water barrier coating on the printable coating, and a moisture vapor barrier coating on the second major side of the cellulosic substrate.

The present disclosure provides a coated paper product for use in a flow wrapping process, wherein: said coated paper product comprises a paper substrate; said paper substrate is a machine-glazed (MG) kraft paper having a glazed side and a non-glazed side; said non-glazed side is coated with a precoating layer and a barrier coating layer; said precoating layer comprises a polymeric binder and a pigment; and the contact angle measured according to TAPPI T 558 between water and a surface formed by the barrier coating layer is less than 90 at the 1.0 s checkpoint.

The present invention relates generally to the field of multi-layer flexible packaging material. In particularly, the present invention relates to a multi-layer flexible packaging material to package dry food, preferably confectionery. The packaging material of the present invention is marine degradable, recyclable and has acceptable barrier properties.