Stainless Steel Carry Tumbler vs SX- SX-FSE45AD Stainless Vacuum Insulated Tumbler: which is safer?

Zojirushi Stainless Steel Carry Tumbler is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Zojirushi Stainless Steel Carry Tumbler

Zojirushi

Stainless Steel Carry Tumbler

PFAS grade

Excellent 95/100

Overall grade

Excellent 91/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Stainless steel body, no nonstick or special coating mentioned

Confidence

88%

PossibleSeal and gasket degradation

Zojirushi SX- SX-FSE45AD Stainless Vacuum Insulated Tumbler

Zojirushi

SX- SX-FSE45AD Stainless Vacuum Insulated Tumbler

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 77/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

stainless steel body, glass or plastic inner walls

Confidence

78%

PossiblePlastic liner degradation (if applicable)

PossibleRubber/silicone seal breakdown

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Seal and gasket degradation on the Zojirushi and not on the Zojirushi.
  • We flag Plastic liner degradation (if applicable) and Rubber/silicone seal breakdown on the Zojirushi and not on the Zojirushi.
  • The Zojirushi is Stainless steel body, no nonstick or special coating mentioned where the Zojirushi is stainless steel body, glass or plastic inner walls, which is most of the difference in these two grades.

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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