72 Sq Ft, Unbleached Parchment Paper, 365 Whole Foods Market vs Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet: which is safer?
If You Care Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Whole Foods 365
72 Sq Ft, Unbleached Parchment Paper, 365 Whole Foods Market
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 62/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
unbleached paper
Confidence
78%
PossibleThermal decomposition and smoke at high heat
PossibleResidual processing chemicals (e.g., sizing agents, softeners)
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 Thermal decomposition and smoke at high heat and Residual processing chemicals (e.g., sizing agents, softeners) on the Whole Foods 365 and not on the If You Care.
- We flag Paper degradation and particulate shedding on the If You Care and not on the Whole Foods 365.
- The Whole Foods 365 is unbleached paper where the If You Care is silicone-coated parchment paper, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
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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