27oz Wide Water Bottle with Loop Cap vs Stainless Steel Water Bottle 17 Ounces Celestial Green Triple: which is safer?

Klean Kanteen 27oz Wide Water Bottle with Loop Cap is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Klean Kanteen 27oz Wide Water Bottle with Loop Cap

Klean Kanteen

27oz Wide Water Bottle with Loop Cap

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 92/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

18/8 stainless steel, no interior coating

Confidence

92%

PossibleCap or closure contamination

PossibleBacterial or mold growth from moisture retention

S'well Stainless Steel Water Bottle 17 Ounces Celestial Green Triple

S'well

Stainless Steel Water Bottle 17 Ounces Celestial Green Triple

PFAS grade

Excellent 80/100

Overall grade

Good 72/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Stainless steel body, no interior coating disclosed

Confidence

78%

PossibleStainless steel corrosion and nickel leaching

PossibleBacterial or mold growth in lid or seal

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Cap or closure contamination and Bacterial or mold growth from moisture retention on the Klean Kanteen and not on the S'well.
  • We flag Stainless steel corrosion and nickel leaching and Bacterial or mold growth in lid or seal on the S'well and not on the Klean Kanteen.
  • The Klean Kanteen is 18/8 stainless steel, no interior coating where the S'well is Stainless steel body, no interior coating disclosed, which is most of the difference in these two grades.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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