Premium Rice

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Breakdown

6 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Minute Instant Long Grain White Rice

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−153

arsenic−52

dimethylarsinic acid−23

inorganic arsenic−23

monomethylarsonic acid−23

cadmium−18

mercury−14

Ingredients

−16

folic acid−6

rice−2

niacin−2

iron−2

thiamin−2

thiamin mononitrate−2

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+69

Minimum score+69

Final score0

Contaminants · 7

3 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Minute Instant Long Grain White 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.

Arsenic122 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: Minute Instant White Rice Light and Fluffy Gluten Free 42 oz

Cadmium16.6 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3.3×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Minute Instant White Rice Light and Fluffy Gluten Free 42 oz

Mercury3.7 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 1.9×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Minute Instant White Rice Light and Fluffy Gluten Free 42 oz

Dimethylarsinic Acid82.2 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Minute Instant White Rice Light and Fluffy Gluten Free 42 oz

Inorganic Arsenic51 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Minute Instant White Rice Light and Fluffy Gluten Free 42 oz

Monomethylarsonic Acid1.32 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Minute Instant White Rice Light and Fluffy Gluten Free 42 oz

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Minute Instant White Rice Light and Fluffy Gluten Free 42 oz

Ingredients · 8

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	370 kcal	170 kcal
Fat	0 g	0 g
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g
Carbohydrates	82.61 g	38 g
Sugars	0 g	0 g
Fiber	2.2 g	1.01 g
Protein	8.7 g	4 g
Sodium	0 g	0 g

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Common questions

Is Minute Rice Premium Rice healthy?

Minute Rice Premium 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, Minute Instant Long Grain White Rice. Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 4g 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 Minute Rice Premium Rice?

Minute Rice Premium Rice lists 8 ingredients, starting with Parboiled Rice, Rice, Niacin, Iron and Ferric Orthphosphate. 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 Minute Rice Premium Rice?

170 kcal per serving, or 370 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Minute Rice Premium Rice on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Minute Rice Premium Rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Minute Rice Premium 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 Minute Rice Premium Rice?

Minute Rice Premium 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 Minute Rice Premium Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Minute Rice Premium 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 Minute Rice Premium Rice organic?

Minute Rice Premium Rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Minute Rice Premium Rice been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Precooked enriched long grain white rice; rice is the arsenic driver; no flavours or organic.) with the other products in its family, Minute Instant Long Grain White 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 Minute Rice Premium Rice contain heavy metals?

Minute Rice Premium 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 122 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Minute Instant White Rice Light and Fluffy Gluten Free 42 oz, cadmium at 16.6 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Minute Instant White Rice Light and Fluffy Gluten Free 42 oz, inorganic arsenic at 51 ppb in Minute Instant White Rice Light and Fluffy Gluten Free 42 oz and mercury at 3.7 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Minute Instant White Rice Light and Fluffy Gluten Free 42 oz. 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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