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Mahatma Mahatma Yellow Rice

Mahatma Yellow Rice

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Contaminants · 6

2 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Mahatma yellow 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.

Arsenic158 ppbof 10 ppb
Over the limit — 16×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Mahatma Saffron yellow seasonings long grain rice
Cadmium13.4 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 2.7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Mahatma Saffron yellow seasonings long grain rice
Dimethylarsinic Acid73.3 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Mahatma Saffron yellow seasonings long grain rice
Inorganic Arsenic90.9 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Mahatma Saffron yellow seasonings long grain rice
Monomethylarsonic Acid2.26 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Mahatma Saffron yellow seasonings long grain rice
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Mahatma Saffron yellow seasonings long grain rice

Ingredients · 12

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Common questions

Is Mahatma Yellow Rice healthy?

Mahatma Yellow 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 yellow 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 Mahatma Yellow Rice?

Mahatma Yellow Rice lists 12 ingredients, starting with Enriched Long Grain Rice, Salt, Sugar, Dehydrated Onion and Maltodextrin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Mahatma Yellow Rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Mahatma Yellow 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 Yellow Rice?

Mahatma Yellow Rice is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Mahatma Yellow Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Mahatma Yellow 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 Yellow Rice organic?

Mahatma Yellow Rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Mahatma Yellow Rice been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Enriched rice with saffron/turmeric seasoning) with the other products in its family, Mahatma yellow 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 Yellow Rice contain heavy metals?

Mahatma Yellow 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 158 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Mahatma Saffron yellow seasonings long grain rice, cadmium at 13.4 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Mahatma Saffron yellow seasonings long grain rice and inorganic arsenic at 90.9 ppb in Mahatma Saffron yellow seasonings long grain rice. 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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