Goya Golden canilla parboiled rice

Golden canilla parboiled rice

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Breakdown

6 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to watch

Includes lab results from its product family: Goya Golden Canilla Parboiled Rice

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−160

arsenic−57

dimethylarsinic acid−28

inorganic arsenic−27

monomethylarsonic acid−27

cadmium−18

lead−3

Ingredients

−3

niacin−3

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+63

Minimum score+63

Final score0

Contaminants · 7

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Goya Golden Canilla 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.

Arsenic174 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: goya Golden canilla parboiled long grain rice

Cadmium18.7 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3.7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: goya Golden canilla parboiled long grain rice

Lead1.3 ppbof 5 ppb

26% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: goya Golden canilla parboiled long grain rice

Dimethylarsinic Acid71.2 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: goya Golden canilla parboiled long grain rice

Inorganic Arsenic112 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: goya Golden canilla parboiled long grain rice

Monomethylarsonic Acid2.07 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: goya Golden canilla parboiled long grain rice

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: goya Golden canilla parboiled long grain rice

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Goya Golden canilla parboiled rice healthy?

Goya Golden canilla 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, Goya Golden Canilla 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 Goya Golden canilla parboiled rice?

Goya Golden canilla parboiled rice lists 3 ingredients, starting with Long Grain Parboiled Rice Enriched With Iron (Ferric Orthophosphate), Niacin and Thiamine (Thiamine 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 Goya Golden canilla parboiled rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Goya Golden canilla 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 Goya Golden canilla parboiled rice?

Goya Golden canilla 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 Goya Golden canilla parboiled rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Goya Golden canilla 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 Goya Golden canilla parboiled rice organic?

Goya Golden canilla parboiled rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Goya Golden canilla parboiled rice been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Enriched long grain parboiled rice) with the other products in its family, Goya Golden Canilla 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 Goya Golden canilla parboiled rice contain heavy metals?

Goya Golden canilla 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 174 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in goya Golden canilla parboiled long grain rice, cadmium at 18.7 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in goya Golden canilla parboiled long grain rice, inorganic arsenic at 112 ppb in goya Golden canilla parboiled long grain rice and lead at 1.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in goya Golden canilla parboiled long grain 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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