Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free

Basmati Rice Gluten-Free

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Contaminants · 7

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Royal Basmati Rice (white, conventional)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic65.5 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 6.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Royal Authentic Basmati Rice

Cadmium10.8 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Royal Authentic Basmati Rice

Lead2 ppbof 5 ppb

40% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Royal Authentic Basmati Rice

Mercury0.67 ppbof 2 ppb

34% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Royal BASMATI RICE

Dimethylarsinic Acid12.7 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Royal Authentic Basmati Rice

Inorganic Arsenic54.1 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Royal Authentic Basmati Rice

Monomethylarsonic Acid295 pptfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Royal Authentic Basmati Rice

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Common questions

Is Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free healthy?

Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free 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, Royal Basmati Rice (white, conventional). 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 Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free?

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

Does Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free’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 Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free?

Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free 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 Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free 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 Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free organic?

Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free is not certified organic in our data.

Has Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Dry white basmati rice, conventional, rice is a driver) with the other products in its family, Royal Basmati Rice (white, conventional), and 2 products in its family have 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 Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free contain heavy metals?

Royal Basmati Rice Gluten-Free 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 65.5 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Royal Authentic Basmati Rice, cadmium at 10.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Royal Authentic Basmati Rice, inorganic arsenic at 54.1 ppb in Royal Authentic Basmati Rice, lead at 2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Royal Authentic Basmati Rice and 1 other reading. 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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