Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil Roll vs 365 by Whole Foods Market Unbleached Parchment Paper: which is safer?
Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil Roll is the clear pick. 365 by Whole Foods Market Unbleached Parchment Paper carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Reynolds Wrap
Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil Roll
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAluminum leaching into acidic or salty foods
ReportedSharp edges and mechanical injury
Unbleached Parchment
365 by Whole Foods Market Unbleached Parchment Paper
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleSilicone coating leaching under heat
PossibleCoating degradation and paper fragmentation
ReportedIncomplete disclosure of additives
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Aluminum leaching into acidic or salty foods and Sharp edges and mechanical injury on the Reynolds Wrap and not on the Unbleached Parchment.
- We flag Silicone coating leaching under heat, Coating degradation and paper fragmentation, Incomplete disclosure of additives and PFAS precursors in silicone or processing aids on the Unbleached Parchment and not on the Reynolds Wrap.
- The Reynolds Wrap is aluminum foil (bare) where the Unbleached Parchment is Unbleached paper with silicone coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Reynolds Wrap 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 →
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