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Royal Royal Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain

Royal Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain

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Non-GMO Project Verified

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

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is Royal Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain healthy?

Royal Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain 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 Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain?

Royal Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain lists 1 ingredient, starting with Basmati Rice. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Royal Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Royal Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain’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 Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain?

Royal Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain 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 Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Royal Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain 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 Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain organic?

Royal Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain is not certified organic in our data.

Has Royal Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain 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 Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain contain heavy metals?

Royal Chef's Secret Basmati Rice Extra Long Grain 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.

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