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Klean Kanteen: what it’s actually made from

Every Klean Kanteen product we have scored, with the maker’s own words about materials and what those words leave out. Average across the range: 76.5 out of 100.

Longer read: we have a full write-up of this brand — Klean Kanteen vs Hydro Flask.

We have scored 4 Klean Kanteen products. They average 76.5 out of 100 on materials, and the spread between the best and worst is 10 points.

Of those 4: 4 name the surface that touches food at least to a material family; 3 state a country of manufacture; 1 have a materials claim backed by anything other than the maker’s own word.

Every Klean Kanteen product we have scored

ProductCategoryScore /100What it is made of
Klean Kanteen Kids Classic 12oz · USBottles8318/8 stainless, 90% recycled, single wall · removable soft silicone spout
Klean Kanteen 16 oz TKCanister · USFood storage77“18/8 food-grade stainless steel and electro polished interiors”, 90% recycled · silicone
Klean Kanteen 34 oz Rise Food Box · USLunchboxes73“Certified 90% post-consumer recycled 18/8 stainless steel” · “food-grade silicone” lid wi
Klean Kanteen Insulated TKWide 32oz · AUBottles73Certified 90% post-consumer recycled 18/8 stainless · steel straw · Klean Coat powder coat

Click a product to read the full record — the exact wording the maker uses, what is missing, and every source. Scores are out of 100 and measure materials, not safety: 83/100 means “bare, inert materials”. The rubric is here.

Where these sit on the site

Klean Kanteen appears in Bottles · Food storage · Lunchboxes. The Australian and American editions are scored the same way, so a product marked AU and one marked US are directly comparable.

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