Gluten Free White Quinoa

Name: Gluten Free White Quinoa
Brand: Rice Select

60Okay

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

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

Cadmium16.5 ppbof 5 ppb

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

Lead2.1 ppbof 5 ppb

42% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 1

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa healthy?

Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa scores 60/100 on Tallow — our okay 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 Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa?

Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa lists 1 ingredient, starting with White Quinoa. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa’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 Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa?

Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa 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 Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa compare to other rice & grains?

At 60/100 Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa lands mid-scale — below the typical score in rice & grains, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in rice & grains is Simple Truth Organic Long Grain White Rice at 100/100.

Is Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa organic?

Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa is not certified organic in our data.

Has Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 2.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and cadmium at 16.5 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Rice Select Gluten Free White Quinoa. It also tested for arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.