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Carolina Rice Extra long grain enriched rice

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Contaminants · 7

2 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Carolina Enriched Extra Long Grain White 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.

Arsenic138 ppbof 10 ppb
Over the limit — 14×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Carolina Enriched Extra Long Grain Rice 1 Lb Stand Up Bag
Cadmium20.7 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 4.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Carolina Enriched Extra Long Grain Rice 1 Lb Stand Up Bag
Dimethylarsinic Acid61.6 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Carolina Enriched Extra Long Grain Rice 1 Lb Stand Up Bag
Inorganic Arsenic91.9 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Carolina Enriched Extra Long Grain Rice 1 Lb Stand Up Bag
Monomethylarsonic Acid1.16 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Carolina Enriched Extra Long Grain Rice 1 Lb Stand Up Bag
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Carolina Enriched Extra Long Grain Rice 1 Lb Stand Up Bag
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Carolina Enriched Extra Long Grain Rice 1 Lb Stand Up Bag

Ingredients · 5

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Common questions

Is Carolina Rice Extra long grain enriched rice healthy?

Carolina Rice Extra long grain enriched 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 Extra Long Grain White 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 Extra long grain enriched rice?

Carolina Rice Extra long grain enriched rice lists 5 ingredients, starting with Rice, Niacin, Iron (Ferric Orthophosphate), Thiamin (Thiamin Mononitrate) 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 Extra long grain enriched rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Carolina Rice Extra long grain enriched 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 Extra long grain enriched rice?

Carolina Rice Extra long grain enriched 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 Extra long grain enriched rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Carolina Rice Extra long grain enriched 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 Extra long grain enriched rice organic?

Carolina Rice Extra long grain enriched rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Carolina Rice Extra long grain enriched rice been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Enriched long grain white rice (niacin, iron, thiamin, folic acid); conventional, not parboiled) with the other products in its family, Carolina Enriched Extra Long Grain White 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 Extra long grain enriched rice contain heavy metals?

Carolina Rice Extra long grain enriched 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 138 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Carolina Enriched Extra Long Grain Rice 1 Lb Stand Up Bag, cadmium at 20.7 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Carolina Enriched Extra Long Grain Rice 1 Lb Stand Up Bag and inorganic arsenic at 91.9 ppb in Carolina Enriched Extra Long Grain Rice 1 Lb Stand Up Bag. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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