Parchment Paper vs Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet: which is safer?
If You Care Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet is the clear pick. Harold Import Co. Parchment Paper carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Harold Import Co.
Parchment Paper
PFAS grade
Poor 25/100
Overall grade
Bad 21/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
cellulose paper with silicone coating
Confidence
62%
PossibleSilicone coating degradation at high heat
Our pick
If You Care
Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet
PFAS grade
Excellent 90/100
Overall grade
Excellent 86/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
silicone-coated parchment paper
Confidence
82%
PossiblePaper degradation and particulate shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Silicone coating degradation at high heat on the Harold Import Co. and not on the If You Care.
- We flag Paper degradation and particulate shedding on the If You Care and not on the Harold Import Co..
- The Harold Import Co. is cellulose paper with silicone coating where the If You Care is silicone-coated parchment paper, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 65 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the If You Care is the one to buy.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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