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Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled Rice

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Contaminants · 5

3 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Carolina Enriched Parboiled Rice
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Arsenic171 ppbof 10 ppb
Over the limit — 17×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Carolina Gold Enriched Parboiled Rice Extra Long Grain Rice 5 lb Bag
Cadmium15.8 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 3.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Carolina Gold Enriched Parboiled Rice Extra Long Grain Rice 5 lb Bag
Mercury2.96 ppbof 2 ppb
Over the limit — 1.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Carolina Gold Enriched Parboiled Rice Extra Long Grain Rice 5 lb Bag
Lead0.96 ppbof 5 ppb
19% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Carolina Gold Enriched Parboiled Rice Extra Long Grain Rice 5 lb Bag
Inorganic Arsenic108 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Carolina Gold Enriched Parboiled Rice Extra Long Grain Rice 5 lb Bag

Ingredients · 5

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Common questions

Is Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled Rice healthy?

Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled 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, Carolina Enriched Parboiled Rice. 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 Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled Rice?

Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled Rice lists 5 ingredients, starting with Enriched Precooked Parboiled Long Grain Rice, Niacin, Iron (Ferric Orthophosphate), Thiamine Mononitrate Vitamin B1 and Folic Acid]. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled Rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled 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 Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled Rice?

Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled 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 Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled 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 Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled Rice organic?

Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled Rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled Rice been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Enriched parboiled long grain white rice; conventional) with the other products in its family, Carolina Enriched Parboiled Rice, 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 Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled Rice contain heavy metals?

Carolina Rice Enriched Parboiled 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 171 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Carolina Gold Enriched Parboiled Rice Extra Long Grain Rice 5 lb Bag, cadmium at 15.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Carolina Gold Enriched Parboiled Rice Extra Long Grain Rice 5 lb Bag, inorganic arsenic at 108 ppb in Carolina Gold Enriched Parboiled Rice Extra Long Grain Rice 5 lb Bag, lead at 0.96 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Carolina Gold Enriched Parboiled Rice Extra Long Grain Rice 5 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.

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