Zatarain's Zatarains Dirty Rice Box

Zatarains Dirty Rice Box

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Zatarain's seasoned long grain rice mixes

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−133

arsenic−56

inorganic arsenic−40

cadmium−20

mercury−11

lead−6

Ingredients

−42

folic acid−12

yeast extract−11

rice−4

iron−4

niacin−4

2 smaller deductions−7

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+85

Minimum score+85

Final score0

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 · 12

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Common questions

Is Zatarain's Zatarains Dirty Rice Box healthy?

Zatarain's Zatarains Dirty Rice Box 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 Zatarains Dirty Rice Box?

Zatarain's Zatarains Dirty Rice Box lists 12 ingredients, starting with Rice, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate and Folic Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Zatarain's Zatarains Dirty Rice Box contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Zatarain's Zatarains Dirty Rice Box’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 Zatarains Dirty Rice Box?

Zatarain's Zatarains Dirty Rice Box 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 Zatarains Dirty Rice Box compare to other rice & grains?

At 0/100 Zatarain's Zatarains Dirty Rice Box 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 Zatarains Dirty Rice Box organic?

Zatarain's Zatarains Dirty Rice Box is not certified organic in our data.

Has Zatarain's Zatarains Dirty Rice Box 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 Zatarains Dirty Rice Box contain heavy metals?

Zatarain's Zatarains Dirty Rice Box 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.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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