Calrose Rice

Name: Calrose Rice
Brand: BOTAN

0Avoid

Contaminants · 5

2 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic100 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 10×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium5.17 ppbof 5 ppb

Just over the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Mercury1.63 ppbof 2 ppb

82% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Inorganic Arsenic65.3 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Ingredients · 1

GoodCautionAvoid

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	355.56 kcal	160 kcal
Fat	0 g	0 g
Carbohydrates	80 g	36 g
Sugars	77.78 g	35 g
Protein	6.67 g	3 g

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Common questions

Is BOTAN Calrose Rice healthy?

BOTAN Calrose 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. Per serving it carries 3g protein and 35g sugar. 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 BOTAN Calrose Rice?

BOTAN Calrose Rice lists 1 ingredient, starting with Milled Rice. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in BOTAN Calrose Rice?

160 kcal per serving, or 356 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores BOTAN Calrose Rice on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does BOTAN Calrose Rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in BOTAN Calrose 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 BOTAN Calrose Rice?

BOTAN Calrose 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 BOTAN Calrose Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 BOTAN Calrose 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 BOTAN Calrose Rice organic?

BOTAN Calrose Rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has BOTAN Calrose Rice been lab tested?

Yes. 5 substances in BOTAN Calrose Rice have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does BOTAN Calrose Rice contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 100 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, inorganic arsenic at 65.3 ppb, cadmium at 5.17 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 1.63 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in BOTAN Calrose Rice. It also tested for lead and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.