Goya Enriched Medium Grain Rice

Name: Goya Enriched Medium Grain Rice
Brand: Goya

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Breakdown

6 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−153

arsenic−66

mercury−20

dimethylarsinic acid−18

inorganic arsenic−18

monomethylarsonic acid−18

cadmium−13

Ingredients

−31

thiamine (thiamine mononitrate)−22

folic acid−5

iron (ferric orthophosphate)−2

niacin−2

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+84

Minimum score+84

Final score0

Contaminants · 7

3 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic342 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 34×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Mercury8.9 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 4.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Cadmium8.6 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Dimethylarsinic Acid261 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Inorganic Arsenic128 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Monomethylarsonic Acid2.77 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

LeadNDof 5 ppb

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

Ingredients · 5

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Common questions

Is Goya Enriched Medium Grain Rice healthy?

Goya Enriched Medium Grain 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. 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 Enriched Medium Grain Rice?

Goya Enriched Medium Grain Rice lists 5 ingredients, starting with Medium Grain Rice, Iron (Ferric Orthophosphate), Niacin, 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 Enriched Medium Grain Rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Goya Enriched Medium Grain 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 Enriched Medium Grain Rice?

Goya Enriched Medium Grain 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 Enriched Medium Grain Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Goya Enriched Medium Grain 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 Enriched Medium Grain Rice organic?

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

Has Goya Enriched Medium Grain Rice been lab tested?

Yes. 7 substances in Goya Enriched Medium Grain Rice have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Goya Enriched Medium Grain Rice contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 342 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, inorganic arsenic at 128 ppb, cadmium at 8.6 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 8.9 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Goya Enriched Medium Grain Rice. It also tested for lead and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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