Banza Brown Rice Pasta

Name: Banza Brown Rice Pasta
Brand: Banza

20Avoid

Contaminants · 4

From lab tests of this product’s family

Banza brown rice pasta

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Azoxystrobin50 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Banza Gluten Free Brown Rice Penne Classic

Mandipropamid27 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Banza Gluten Free Brown Rice Penne Classic

GlyphosateNDof 160 ppb

Not detectedEWG children's health benchmark 160 ppb (0.01 mg/day in a 60 g serving). EPA tolerance for glyphosate on oats is far higher at 30 ppm (30,000 ppb), 40 CFR 180.364.

Measured in: Banza Gluten Free Brown Rice Penne Classic

PesticidesNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Banza Gluten Free Brown Rice Penne Classic

Ingredients · 2

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Banza Brown Rice Pasta healthy?

Banza Brown Rice Pasta scores 20/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Banza brown rice pasta. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Banza Brown Rice Pasta?

Banza Brown Rice Pasta lists 2 ingredients, starting with Brown Rice and Chickpeas. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Banza Brown Rice Pasta contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Banza Brown Rice Pasta’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Banza Brown Rice Pasta?

Banza Brown Rice Pasta is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Banza Brown Rice Pasta compare to other pasta & noodles?

At 20/100 Banza Brown Rice Pasta scores worse than most pasta & noodles we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pasta & noodles is Rao's Homemade Spaghetti at 100/100.

Is Banza Brown Rice Pasta organic?

Banza Brown Rice Pasta is not certified organic in our data.

Has Banza Brown Rice Pasta been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Brown rice with chickpeas; rice is a driver) with the other products in its family, Banza brown rice pasta, and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Banza Brown Rice Pasta contain glyphosate?

Banza Brown Rice Pasta itself has not been tested for glyphosate, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab tested them for glyphosate and found none above its detection limit. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.