Great Value Natural Brown Long Grain Rice

Name: Great Value Natural Brown Long Grain Rice
Brand: Great Value

0Avoid

Contaminants · 5

2 at/over limit

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

Arsenic234 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 23×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium7.3 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Mercury1.93 ppbof 2 ppb

97% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Lead1.19 ppbof 5 ppb

24% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Inorganic Arsenic118 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Ingredients · 1

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Great Value Natural Brown Long Grain Rice healthy?

Great Value Natural Brown Long 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 Great Value Natural Brown Long Grain Rice?

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

Does Great Value Natural Brown Long Grain Rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Great Value Natural Brown Long 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 Great Value Natural Brown Long Grain Rice?

Great Value Natural Brown Long 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 Great Value Natural Brown Long Grain Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Great Value Natural Brown Long 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 Great Value Natural Brown Long Grain Rice organic?

Great Value Natural Brown Long Grain Rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Great Value Natural Brown Long Grain Rice been lab tested?

Yes. 5 substances in Great Value Natural Brown Long Grain 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 Natural Brown Long Grain Rice contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 1.19 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 234 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, inorganic arsenic at 118 ppb, cadmium at 7.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 1.93 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Great Value Natural Brown Long Grain Rice. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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