Double Wall Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Food Canister Container with Leak Proof Lid vs lunch it Plus container set 5: which is safer?
Klean Kanteen Double Wall Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Food Canister Container with Leak Proof Lid is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Klean Kanteen
Double Wall Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Food Canister Container with Leak Proof Lid
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleSilicone gasket degradation
PossibleBacterial growth in vacuum seal
PossibleSurface corrosion under acidic conditions
Tupperware
lunch it Plus container set 5
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleMigration from degraded polymer
PossibleMicroplastics from wear
ReportedOdor absorption and off-flavors
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Silicone gasket degradation, Bacterial growth in vacuum seal and Surface corrosion under acidic conditions on the Klean Kanteen and not on the Tupperware.
- We flag Migration from degraded polymer, Microplastics from wear and Odor absorption and off-flavors on the Tupperware and not on the Klean Kanteen.
- The Klean Kanteen is Stainless steel body, silicone gasket lid seal where the Tupperware is polypropylene (PP) plastic containers, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 30 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Klean Kanteen is the one to buy.
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 →
More lunch boxes: see the full ranking