Basmati Rice

Name: Basmati Rice
Brand: Great Value

0Avoid

Contaminants · 5

2 at/over limit

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

Arsenic55.4 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 5.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium10.3 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Mercury0.81 ppbof 2 ppb

41% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Lead0.89 ppbof 5 ppb

18% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Inorganic Arsenic44.3 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Ingredients · 1

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Great Value Basmati Rice healthy?

Great Value Basmati 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 Great Value Basmati Rice?

Great Value Basmati Rice lists 1 ingredient, starting with Basmati Rice. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Great Value Basmati Rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Great Value Basmati 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 Great Value Basmati Rice?

Great Value Basmati 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 Great Value Basmati Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Great Value Basmati 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 Great Value Basmati Rice organic?

Great Value Basmati Rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Great Value Basmati Rice been lab tested?

Yes. 5 substances in Great Value Basmati Rice have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Great Value Basmati Rice contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 0.89 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 55.4 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, inorganic arsenic at 44.3 ppb, cadmium at 10.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 0.81 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Great Value Basmati Rice. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.