15Bad

Do Calphalon bundt pans have PFAS?

The verdict
Calphalon bundt pans average 15 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 6 Calphalon bundt pans graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
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Calphalon bundt pans 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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What Calphalon says and does about PFAS

Calphalon’s range includes both hard-anodized nonstick and ceramic nonstick cookware, and the two are not the same chemistry. Independent testing by the Ecology Center found PTFE, a fluoropolymer, on a Calphalon hard-anodized nonstick fry pan. We could not load Calphalon’s own product disclosure page to confirm what it currently lists for each line, so check the grade of the exact pan you are buying.

  • Independent testThe Ecology Center’s 2020 cookware testing found PTFE on the Calphalon Hard-anodized Nonstick 12 in Fry Pan, which was labelled with an easy release nonstick finish. Ecology Center ↗
  • Independent testThe Ecology Center’s Healthy Stuff Lab scraped coating from nonstick pans and identified the composition by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. It reported PTFE fluoropolymer on the Calphalon Hard-Anodized Nonstick 12 inch fry pan. Ecology Center Healthy Stuff Lab ↗
  • Independent testThe same lab reported that most pans in its study labelled PFOA-free were coated with PTFE without disclosing it, which is why a PFOA-free label cannot be read as a PFAS-free label. Ecology Center Healthy Stuff Lab ↗

Sources checked October 1, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.

Which Calphalon bundt pans contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

Calphalon 5-Piece Nonstick Bakeware Set

Calphalon

5-Piece Nonstick Bakeware Set

15BadPFAS grade
  • aluminum with nonstick coating (type unspecified)
  • Teflon-type coating fume risk. Calphalon does not confirm whether this set uses Teflon-type coating (Teflon)…

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

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  • Aluminum with nonstick coating (type unspecified)
  • Nonstick coating degradation and fume release. If this pan uses Teflon-type coating, overheating above 500F…

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

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  • Hard-anodized aluminum with proprietary nonstick coating (unspecified)
  • Nonstick coating degradation and fume potential. Hard-anodized nonstick pans can degrade with use, especially…

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

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  • Hard-anodized aluminum with proprietary nonstick coating (unspecified)
  • Nonstick coating degradation over time. Hard-anodized aluminum bakeware coatings can degrade with repeated…

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

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  • Nonstick coating (unspecified chemistry)
  • Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal decomposition). If the coating is conventional Teflon-type coating…

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

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  • Nonstick coating (type unspecified, proprietary)
  • Nonstick coating thermal stability (unspecified chemistry). Because Calphalon has not disclosed whether this…

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

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Better bundt pans from other brands

Graded higher than the Calphalon average of 15.

Nordic Ware

Original Bundt Pan 12 Cup

95ExcellentPFAS grade
  • Cast iron with natural seasoning
  • Coating degradation over time

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

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85ExcellentPFAS grade
  • Cast aluminum with non-stick coating
  • Non-stick coating degradation and particle release

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

Le Creuset 12-Cup Mini Fluted Cake Pan

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12-Cup Mini Fluted Cake Pan

65GoodPFAS grade
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