Premium Brown Rice

Name: Premium Brown Rice
Brand: Nishiki

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Contaminants · 5

1 at/over limit

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

Arsenic162 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 16×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Mercury1.91 ppbof 2 ppb

96% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Cadmium4.42 ppbof 5 ppb

88% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead0.97 ppbof 5 ppb

19% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Inorganic Arsenic128 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Nishiki Premium Brown Rice healthy?

Nishiki Premium Brown 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. 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 Nishiki Premium Brown Rice?

Nishiki Premium Brown Rice lists 1 ingredient, starting with Brown Rice. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Nishiki Premium Brown Rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Nishiki Premium Brown 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 Nishiki Premium Brown Rice?

Nishiki Premium Brown 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 Nishiki Premium Brown Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Nishiki Premium Brown 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 Nishiki Premium Brown Rice organic?

Nishiki Premium Brown Rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Nishiki Premium Brown Rice been lab tested?

Yes. 5 substances in Nishiki Premium Brown Rice have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Nishiki Premium Brown Rice contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 0.97 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 162 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, inorganic arsenic at 128 ppb, cadmium at 4.42 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 1.91 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Nishiki Premium Brown Rice. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.