Bridge-Gate 12 oz. White Bagasse Bowl (1000 per Case) vs 32 oz. Compostable Fiber Take-Out Bowl: which is safer?
Bridge-Gate 12 oz. White Bagasse Bowl (1000 per Case) is the clear pick. World Centric 32 oz. Compostable Fiber Take-Out Bowl carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Vegware
Bridge-Gate 12 oz. White Bagasse Bowl (1000 per Case)
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleMoisture absorption and mold growth if stored improperly
PossibleCoating degradation or fiber shedding during use
World Centric
32 oz. Compostable Fiber Take-Out Bowl
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleGrease-resistant coating composition (unspecified)
PossibleCoating degradation and microparticle migration
PossibleMineral oil or other hydrocarbons from coating migration
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Moisture absorption and mold growth if stored improperly and Coating degradation or fiber shedding during use on the Vegware and not on the World Centric.
- We flag Grease-resistant coating composition (unspecified), Coating degradation and microparticle migration and Mineral oil or other hydrocarbons from coating migration on the World Centric and not on the Vegware.
- The Vegware is bagasse (sugarcane fiber), uncoated where the World Centric is Fiber (likely bleached pulp) with unspecified grease-resistant coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 75 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Vegware is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the World Centric grade, at 42% confidence against 85%, 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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