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Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce

Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce

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Contaminants · 5

3 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Zatarain's seasoned long grain rice mixes
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Arsenic160 ppbof 10 ppb
Over the limit — 16×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Zatarain's Yellow Rice
Cadmium22 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 4.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Zatarain's Yellow Rice
Mercury2.28 ppbof 2 ppb
Over the limit — 1.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Zatarain's Yellow Rice
Lead3.14 ppbof 5 ppb
63% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Zatarain's Yellow Rice
Inorganic Arsenic96.1 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Zatarain's Yellow Rice

Ingredients · 10

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Common questions

Is Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce healthy?

Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce 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, Zatarain's seasoned long grain rice mixes. 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 Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce?

Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce lists 10 ingredients, starting with Enriched Long Grain Parboiled Rice, Onion, Salt, Red and Green Bell Pepper and Spices. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce’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 Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce?

Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce 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 Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce organic?

Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce is not certified organic in our data.

Has Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Parboiled long grain rice with onion, pepper and spice seasoning; no beans, wheat or dairy) with the other products in its family, Zatarain's seasoned long grain rice mixes, and 1 product in its family has 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 Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce contain heavy metals?

Zatarain's Spanish Rice Seasoned Long Grain Rice in a Mild, Savory Tomato Sauce 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 160 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Zatarain's Yellow Rice, cadmium at 22 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Zatarain's Yellow Rice, inorganic arsenic at 96.1 ppb in Zatarain's Yellow Rice, lead at 3.14 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Zatarain's Yellow 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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