Yellow Rice Spanish Style

Name: Yellow Rice Spanish Style
Brand: Goya

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 contaminants flagged · 8 ingredients to avoid

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−109

arsenic−56

cadmium−19

inorganic arsenic−17

mercury−12

lead−5

Ingredients

−68

yellow 5−18

long grain enriched parboiled white rice−6

rice enriched with iron−6

folic acid−5

chicken flavor−5

11 more deductions−28

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+87

Minimum score+87

Final score0

Contaminants · 5

3 at/over limit

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

Arsenic160 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 16×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium20.3 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 4.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Mercury2.46 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 1.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Lead2.58 ppbof 5 ppb

52% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Inorganic Arsenic100 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Ingredients · 26

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	355.56 kcal	160 kcal

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Common questions

Is Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style healthy?

Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style 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 Yellow Rice Spanish Style?

Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style lists 26 ingredients, starting with Long Grain Enriched Parboiled White Rice, Rice Enriched With Iron, Ferric Orthophosphate, Niacin and Thiamine. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style?

160 kcal per serving, or 356 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style’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 Yellow Rice Spanish Style?

Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style 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 Yellow Rice Spanish Style organic?

Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style is not certified organic in our data.

Has Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style been lab tested?

Yes. 5 substances in Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 2.58 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 160 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, inorganic arsenic at 100 ppb, cadmium at 20.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 2.46 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Goya Yellow Rice Spanish Style. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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