18Bad

Do Aroma rice cookers have PFAS?

The verdict
Aroma rice cookers average 18 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Aroma rice cookers graded as of November 2026, below the 35 out of 100 median for the 6 other rice cookers brands graded alongside it.
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Aroma rice cookers average Bad on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold.

PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.

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Vegan Mattress

100ExcellentPFAS grade
✓ MADE SAFE Certified✓ Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
  • organic cotton, natural latex, coconut coir, recycled steel coils
  • The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
  • Heavy metals

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Which Aroma rice cookers contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

Aroma

ARC-914SBD Digital Rice Cooker

35PoorPFAS grade
  • nonstick-coated inner pot, unspecified polymer
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Nonstick coating thermal degradation and fume risk. If the coating is Teflon-type coating-based (not…

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • Aluminum cooking bowl with unspecified nonstick interior coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Aluminum leaching. Aluminum bowls can release trace aluminum into food, particularly with acidic ingredients…

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • Stainless steel body; inner cooking bowl coating unspecified
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Nonstick coating degradation (if Teflon-type coating-based). If the inner bowl uses Teflon-type coating…

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • Nonstick-coated inner cooking bowl; coating type unspecified
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Teflon-type coating fume risk (heating above safe threshold). If the nonstick coating is Teflon-type…

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • Nonstick-coated inner cooking bowl (type unspecified)
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Teflon-type coating or unidentified nonstick coating fume risk. Aroma has not disclosed the nonstick…

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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AROMA NutriWare Digital Rice Cooker

Aroma

NutriWare Digital Rice Cooker

15BadPFAS grade
  • inner pot coating unspecified; likely nonstick (Teflon-type coating or alternative unknown)
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Teflon-type coating fume risk (nonstick coating degradation). Rice cookers operate well below Teflon-type…

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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AROMA Rice Cooker ARC-393NG

Aroma

Rice Cooker ARC-393NG

15BadPFAS grade
  • Non-stick coated inner pot (composition unspecified)
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Non-stick coating degradation and flaking. With unspecified coating chemistry and no protective lid over the…

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Better rice cookers from other brands

Graded higher than the Aroma average of 18.

Instant Pot 12 Cup Rice and Grain Cooker

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12 Cup Rice and Grain Cooker

75ExcellentPFAS grade
  • Stainless steel pot with no nonstick coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Stainless steel corrosion and metal leaching

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • Stainless steel inner pot and non-coated heating elements
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Mineral and microbial buildup in heating element

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer

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Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer

75ExcellentPFAS grade
  • Stainless steel inner pot, aluminum outer housing
  • Stainless steel nickel content

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Best average grade first. Aroma averages 18.

See every Aroma product we grade on the Aroma brand page, or the full rice cookers ranking.