Goya Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice

Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice

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Breakdown

6 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Goya Canilla Extra Long Grain Rice

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−162

arsenic−63

dimethylarsinic acid−24

inorganic arsenic−24

monomethylarsonic acid−24

cadmium−23

lead−4

Ingredients

−13

folic acid−7

iron−2

niacin−2

thiamine−2

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+75

Minimum score+75

Final score0

Contaminants · 7

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Goya Canilla Extra Long Grain 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.

Arsenic281 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 28×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: CANILLA, ENRICHED RICE

Cadmium35.1 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: CANILLA, ENRICHED RICE

Lead2 ppbof 5 ppb

40% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: CANILLA, ENRICHED RICE

Dimethylarsinic Acid133 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: CANILLA, ENRICHED RICE

Inorganic Arsenic130 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: CANILLA, ENRICHED RICE

Monomethylarsonic Acid3.72 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: CANILLA, ENRICHED RICE

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: CANILLA, ENRICHED RICE

Ingredients · 5

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Common questions

Is Goya Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice healthy?

Goya 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, Goya Canilla Extra Long Grain 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 Goya Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice?

Goya Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice lists 5 ingredients, starting with Long Grain Rice, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine and Folic Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Goya Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Goya 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 Goya Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice?

Goya 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 Goya Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Goya 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 Goya Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice organic?

Goya Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Goya Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Enriched long grain white rice (non-parboiled)) with the other products in its family, Goya Canilla Extra Long Grain 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 Goya Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice contain heavy metals?

Goya 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 281 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in CANILLA, ENRICHED RICE, cadmium at 35.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in CANILLA, ENRICHED RICE, inorganic arsenic at 130 ppb in CANILLA, ENRICHED RICE and lead at 2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in CANILLA, ENRICHED RICE. 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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