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Ben's Original Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice

Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice

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Contaminants · 7

3 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Ben's Original whole grain parboiled brown rice (dry)
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Arsenic253 ppbof 10 ppb
Over the limit — 25×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Ben s Original Whole Grain Brown Rice 2 lb Bag
Cadmium14.8 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 3×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Ben s Original Whole Grain Brown Rice 2 lb Bag
Mercury5 ppbof 2 ppb
Over the limit — 2.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Ben s Original Whole Grain Brown Rice 2 lb Bag
Lead1.4 ppbof 5 ppb
28% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Ben s Original Whole Grain Brown Rice 2 lb Bag
Dimethylarsinic Acid148 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Ben s Original Whole Grain Brown Rice 2 lb Bag
Inorganic Arsenic149 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Ben s Original Whole Grain Brown Rice 2 lb Bag
Monomethylarsonic Acid3.67 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Ben s Original Whole Grain Brown Rice 2 lb Bag

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice healthy?

Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice scores 0/100 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, Ben's Original whole grain parboiled brown rice (dry). 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 Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice?

Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice lists 1 ingredient, starting with Whole Grain Parboiled Brown Rice. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice’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 Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice?

Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice 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 Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice scores worse than most rice & grains we have scored. A higher-scoring option in rice & grains is Simple Truth Organic Long Grain White Rice at 100/100.

Is Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice organic?

Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Plain whole grain parboiled brown rice, dry or boil-in-bag; single ingredient) with the other products in its family, Ben's Original whole grain parboiled brown rice (dry), 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 Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice contain heavy metals?

Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 253 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Ben s Original Whole Grain Brown Rice 2 lb Bag, cadmium at 14.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Ben s Original Whole Grain Brown Rice 2 lb Bag, inorganic arsenic at 149 ppb in Ben s Original Whole Grain Brown Rice 2 lb Bag, lead at 1.4 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Ben s Original Whole Grain Brown Rice 2 lb Bag and 1 other reading. 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.

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