Signature Select Long Grain Rice

Name: Signature Select Long Grain Rice
Brand: Signature Select

0Avoid

Contaminants · 5

3 at/over limit

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

Arsenic163 ppbof 10 ppb

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

Cadmium16.2 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Mercury3.5 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 1.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Inorganic Arsenic81.5 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

LeadNDof 5 ppb

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

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Signature Select Long Grain Rice healthy?

Signature Select Long Grain 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 Signature Select Long Grain Rice?

Signature Select Long Grain Rice lists 4 ingredients, starting with Long Grain Rice, Ferric Phosphate, Niacin and Thiamin Mononitrate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Signature Select Long Grain Rice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Signature Select Long Grain 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 Signature Select Long Grain Rice?

Signature Select Long Grain 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 Signature Select Long Grain Rice compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Signature Select Long Grain 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 Signature Select Long Grain Rice organic?

Signature Select Long Grain Rice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Signature Select Long Grain Rice been lab tested?

Yes. 5 substances in Signature Select Long Grain Rice have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Signature Select Long Grain Rice contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 163 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, inorganic arsenic at 81.5 ppb, cadmium at 16.2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 3.5 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Signature Select Long Grain Rice. It also tested for lead and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.