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Kokuho Rose KOKUHO

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Contaminants · 7

1 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Nomura Kokuho Rose California medium-grain 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.

Arsenic120 ppbof 10 ppb
Over the limit — 12×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Nomura Kokuho Rose California Supreme Rice
Cadmium3.1 ppbof 5 ppb
62% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Nomura Kokuho Rose California Supreme Rice
Mercury0.67 ppbof 2 ppb
34% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Kokuho Rose Extra Fancy Rice 25 lb
Dimethylarsinic Acid51 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Nomura Kokuho Rose California Supreme Rice
Inorganic Arsenic80.9 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Nomura Kokuho Rose California Supreme Rice
Monomethylarsonic Acid1.01 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Nomura Kokuho Rose California Supreme Rice
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Kokuho Rose Extra Fancy Rice 25 lb

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Kokuho Rose KOKUHO healthy?

Kokuho Rose KOKUHO 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, Nomura Kokuho Rose California medium-grain 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 Kokuho Rose KOKUHO?

Kokuho Rose KOKUHO lists 1 ingredient, starting with California Grown Medium Grain Milled Rice (Water Polished). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Kokuho Rose KOKUHO contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kokuho Rose KOKUHO’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 Kokuho Rose KOKUHO?

Kokuho Rose KOKUHO 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 Kokuho Rose KOKUHO compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Kokuho Rose KOKUHO 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 Kokuho Rose KOKUHO organic?

Kokuho Rose KOKUHO is not certified organic in our data.

Has Kokuho Rose KOKUHO been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (California-grown medium grain milled rice; rice (arsenic) is the product) with the other products in its family, Nomura Kokuho Rose California medium-grain rice, and 2 products in its family have 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 Kokuho Rose KOKUHO contain heavy metals?

Kokuho Rose KOKUHO 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 120 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Nomura Kokuho Rose California Supreme Rice, cadmium at 3.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Nomura Kokuho Rose California Supreme Rice, inorganic arsenic at 80.9 ppb in Nomura Kokuho Rose California Supreme Rice and mercury at 0.67 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Kokuho Rose Extra Fancy Rice 25 lb. 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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