The Best Uncoated Food Packaging of 2026
All 7 products with no coating at all in our food packaging database, graded Bad to Excellent and ranked lowest risk first. 7 earn a buy-worthy grade.
Why Bagasse Hinged Container 3-Compartment, PFAS wins, and what it beats
Every grade on this page is one sum. A category starts from a baseline, each disclosed material or coating adds risk points, and each thing the brand or a third party has published takes them away. Below is that sum for the winner, then for 1 product it beats, so you can see exactly where the 25 points between the top and the bottom of this uncoated food packaging ranking come from.
The winner
Made of Bagasse (sugarcane fiber pulp), uncoated or minimal coating.
- +25Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
- -10Base material not linked to PFAS. The main material recorded for this product is not one associated with PFAS.
- -10Brand-stated PFAS-free. The brand states this product is PFAS-free. We have not verified the claim.
5risk points in total, which is a grade of 95
What the grade does not fix. Nothing specific to this product adds risk, so what remains is the category baseline that every product here starts from, and our graders recorded 3 other hazards on it. See the full breakdown.
What it beats, and why
What puts it behind. No PFAS disclosure, +15 points. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product. The winner carries no such factor.
Made of Bagasse (sugarcane fiber), uncoated.
- +25Category baseline
- +15No PFAS disclosure
- -10Base material not linked to PFAS
30risk points, a grade of 70
No product on this page was physically tested by us. Every number above comes from published materials, ingredient and coating disclosures, certifications and brand statements, scored on one public rubric. Formulations change without notice, so check the current product listing before buying.
All 7 uncoated food packaging products, best graded first
- Bagasse (sugarcane fiber pulp), uncoated or minimal coating
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Coating leachables (if applied)
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- bagasse (sugarcane fiber), uncoated
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Mold and microbial growth
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Bagasse (sugarcane fiber), uncoated
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microbiological growth (mold, bacteria) on cellulose substrate
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Bagasse (sugarcane fiber pulp), uncoated or minimal processing
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microbial growth (mold, bacterial colonization)
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Sugarcane-based fiber (bagasse), uncoated or minimal processing
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Pesticide residue
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- bagasse (sugarcane fiber), uncoated or minimal treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- BPA & bisphenols
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Compostable Takeout Container Pack Plant-Based & Sustainable
- Plant-based fiber (unbleached/uncoated)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Mold or bacterial growth during storage
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Every material, ranked together, is in the full food packaging ranking →