Organic Brown Short Grain Rice

Name: Organic Brown Short Grain Rice
Brand: Lundberg Family Farms

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Breakdown

7 contaminants flagged

Includes lab results from its product family: Lundberg Organic Short Grain Brown

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−148

arsenic−50

dimethylarsinic acid−29

inorganic arsenic−28

monomethylarsonic acid−28

cadmium−6

2 smaller deductions−7

Credits

Certified organic+5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+43

Minimum score+43

Final score0

Contaminants · 5

1 at/over limit

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

Arsenic98 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 9.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Mercury1.25 ppbof 2 ppb

63% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Cadmium2.87 ppbof 5 ppb

57% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead0.74 ppbof 5 ppb

15% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Inorganic Arsenic82.6 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Contaminants · 3

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Lundberg Organic Short Grain Brown

Worst result per contaminant across the family

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium2.9 ppbof 5 ppb

58% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Lundberg Family Farms Short Grain Brown Rice Regenerative Organic Certified

Dimethylarsinic Acid16.6 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Lundberg Family Farms Short Grain Brown Rice Regenerative Organic Certified

Monomethylarsonic Acid290 pptfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Lundberg Family Farms Short Grain Brown Rice Regenerative Organic Certified

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short Grain Rice healthy?

Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short 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, plus lab results from its product family, Lundberg Organic Short Grain Brown. 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 Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short Grain Rice?

Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short Grain Rice lists 1 ingredient, starting with Short Grain Brown Rice. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short Grain Rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short 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 Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short Grain Rice?

Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short 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 Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short Grain Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short 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 Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short Grain Rice organic?

Yes. Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short Grain Rice carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short Grain Rice been lab tested?

Yes. 5 substances in Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short Grain Rice have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Lundberg Organic Short Grain Brown), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short Grain Rice contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 0.74 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 98 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, inorganic arsenic at 82.6 ppb, cadmium at 2.87 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 1.25 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short Grain Rice. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected cadmium at 2.9 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Lundberg Family Farms Short Grain Brown Rice Regenerative Organic Certified. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

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