Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice

Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice

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Breakdown

6 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Mahatma extra long grain enriched rice

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−142

arsenic−57

cadmium−23

dimethylarsinic acid−20

inorganic arsenic−20

monomethylarsonic acid−20

lead−2

Ingredients

−25

enriched long grain rice−7

folic acid−6

rice−2

niacin−2

iron−2

3 smaller deductions−6

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+67

Minimum score+67

Final score0

Contaminants · 6

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Mahatma extra long grain enriched 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.

Arsenic169 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 17×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice

Cadmium34.3 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 6.9×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice

Lead1.1 ppbof 5 ppb

22% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice

Dimethylarsinic Acid105 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice

Inorganic Arsenic102 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice

Monomethylarsonic Acid2.06 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice

Ingredients · 8

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	101.27 kcal	45.6 kcal
Fat	0 g	0 g
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g
Carbohydrates	36 g	16.2 g
Sugars	0 g	0 g
Fiber	1 g	0.45 g
Protein	3 g	1.35 g
Sodium	0 g	0 g

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Common questions

Is Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice healthy?

Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched 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, Mahatma extra long grain enriched rice. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 1g protein and 0g sugar. 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 Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice?

Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice lists 8 ingredients, starting with Enriched Long Grain Rice, Rice, Niacin, Iron and Ferric Orthophosphate. 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 Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice?

46 kcal per serving, or 101 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched 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 Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice?

Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched 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 Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched 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 Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice organic?

Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Conventional enriched white long grain rice) with the other products in its family, Mahatma extra long grain enriched rice, and 1 product in its family has 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 Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice contain heavy metals?

Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice 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 169 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice, cadmium at 34.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice, inorganic arsenic at 102 ppb in Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice and lead at 1.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Mahatma Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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