Cascadian Farm Cf Potatoes Oven Fries vs Ore Ida Crispy Shoestrings: which is safer?

Cascadian Farm Cf Potatoes Oven Fries is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Cascadian Farm Cf Potatoes Oven Fries

Cascadian Organics

Cascadian Farm Cf Potatoes Oven Fries

PFAS grade

C 70/100

Overall grade

D 66/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Potato product in standard printed carboard/paperboard box

Confidence

72%

PossibleAcrylamide formation (cooking byproduct)

Ore Ida Crispy Shoestrings

Conagra Foods

Ore Ida Crispy Shoestrings

PFAS grade

C 70/100

Overall grade

F 48/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Potatoes, vegetable oil, salt (frozen food product)

Confidence

72%

PossibleAcrylamide (heat-generated)

ReportedSodium content (nutritional hazard)

PossibleOil oxidation and rancidity during storage

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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