Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil Roll vs Member's Mark Unbleached Parchment Paper 205 sq. ft. 2 pk.: which is safer?
Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil Roll is the clear pick. Member's Mark Unbleached Parchment Paper 205 sq. ft. 2 pk. 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
Member's Mark Unbleached Parchment Paper 205 sq. ft. 2 pk.
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyCoating leaching (undisclosed fluorinated or silicone compounds)
PossibleThermal degradation of coating
PossibleMicroplastics from coating wear
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 Coating leaching (undisclosed fluorinated or silicone compounds), Thermal degradation of coating, Microplastics from coating wear and Mold or bacterial growth if stored damp on the Unbleached Parchment and not on the Reynolds Wrap.
- The Reynolds Wrap is aluminum foil (bare) where the Unbleached Parchment is Cellulose paper with undisclosed water/grease-resistant 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.
- We are less certain about the Unbleached Parchment grade, at 45% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.
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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