Good & Gather Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice

Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Good & Gather Long Grain White Rice Pouches

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−90

arsenic−37

inorganic arsenic−33

cadmium−12

mercury−8

Ingredients

−52

canola oil−42

natural butter flavor−10

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+52

Minimum score+52

Final score0

Contaminants · 5

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Good & Gather Long Grain White Rice Pouches

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Arsenic37 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 3.7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Good & Gather 90 Second Original Long Grain White Rice

Cadmium6.54 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.3×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Good & Gather 90 Second Original Long Grain White Rice

Mercury1.61 ppbof 2 ppb

81% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Good & Gather 90 Second Original Long Grain White Rice

Inorganic Arsenic16.7 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Good & Gather 90 Second Original Long Grain White Rice

LeadNDof 5 ppb

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

Measured in: Good & Gather 90 Second Original Long Grain White Rice

Ingredients · 13

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Common questions

Is Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice healthy?

Good & Gather Lemon Basil 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, Good & Gather Long Grain White Rice Pouches. 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 Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice?

Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice lists 13 ingredients, starting with Water, Long Grain Rice, Garlic, Canola Oil and Basil. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice contain seed oils?

Yes. Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice lists Canola Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice?

Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Good & Gather Lemon Basil 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 Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice organic?

Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Parboiled long grain white rice pouch with oil and salt; seasoning varies) with the other products in its family, Good & Gather Long Grain White Rice Pouches, 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 Good & Gather Lemon Basil Rice contain heavy metals?

Good & Gather Lemon Basil 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 37 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Good & Gather 90 Second Original Long Grain White Rice, cadmium at 6.54 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Good & Gather 90 Second Original Long Grain White Rice, inorganic arsenic at 16.7 ppb in Good & Gather 90 Second Original Long Grain White Rice and mercury at 1.61 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Good & Gather 90 Second Original Long Grain White Rice. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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