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Basmati rices, from least to most processed

We track 64 basmati rices, 28% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Wholegrain Brown Basmati Rice.

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What makes basmati rices ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of basmati rices that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (26)

  1. 1 Wholegrain Brown Basmati Rice Tilda · 500g 1
  2. 2 Classic Basmati Rice Worldwide Foods 1
  3. 3 Pure Original Basmati Tilda · 500 g 1
  4. 4 Basmati Rice Lidl · 1 kg 1
  5. 5 Basmati Rice Royal · 9.7 kg 1
  6. 6 Gold Basmati Rice Gelda · 4.54 kg 1
  7. 7 Basmati Naturally Fragrant Rice Mahatma · 32 oz 1
  8. 8 Basmati rice Laila · 1kg 1
  9. 9 Reis - Basmati Reis Golden Sun · 1000g 1
  10. 10 Basmati Rice Deluxe · 1 kg 1
  11. 11 Basmati rice Morrisons 1
  12. 12 Basmati Brown Rice Sainsburys 1
  13. 13 Basmati rice Sainsbury’s SO organic · 500g 1
  14. 14 Organic california brown basmati rice Lundberg 1
  15. 15 Whole grain basmati rice TIlda · 4 lb 1
  16. 16 Organic Basmati Rice Sainsbury’s 1
  17. 17 Organic Basmati Rice Trader Joe's · 2 lb 1
  18. 18 Basmati Rice Great Value · 32 oz 1
  19. 19 Earthly Grains White Basmati Rice Earthly Grains · 32 oz 1
  20. 20 California White Basmati Gourmet Rice Lundberg Family Farms · 32 oz 1
  21. 21 Matris ICA · 1 kg 1
  22. 22 Basmatiris Garant · 2 kg 1
  23. 23 Basmati Rice ICA · 1pcs 1
  24. 24 Basmati & Wild Rice Sainsbury's 1
  25. 25 Tadj Basmatiris Alkaizhwan · 5 kg 1
  26. 26 Microwave Basmati Rice The Grower's Harvest · 250 g 1

Processed food (20)

  1. 27 Basmati Ben's Original 3
  2. 28 Pure Basmati Rice Tilda pure basmati rice · 250g 3
  3. 29 Brown Basmati Rice Waitrose · 250 3
  4. 30 Basmati Rice Tesco · 250g 3
  5. 31 Microwave Rice Basmati Morrisons · 250 g 3
  6. 32 Heat & Eat Steamed Basmati Rice Kitchen 88 · 150 g 3
  7. 33 Basmati Rice Coop · 250 g 3
  8. 34 Basmati Rice Sainsbury's 3
  9. 35 Brown Basmati Rice Sainsbury's · 250g 3
  10. 36 cooked basmati rice Marks & Spencers 3
  11. 37 Basmati Micro Rice Asda · 250g 3
  12. 38 Sainsburys Basmati Rice Sainsbury's · 250g 3
  13. 39 basmati rice Simple Truth Organic 3
  14. 40 Microwave Basmati Rice Taste of · 250g 3
  15. 41 Microwave basmati rice Marks & Spencer 3
  16. 42 Pilau Rice M&S · 300 g 3
  17. 43 Wholegrain Basmati & Quinoa Rice Tilda · 250g 3
  18. 44 Basmati Rice Veetee · 2 x 125 g 3
  19. 45 Wholegrain Basmati Rice Veetee · 2 x 130 g 3
  20. 46 Steamed Basmati Rice Worldwide Foods 3

Ultra-processed food (18)

  1. 47 Basmati & Wild Rice Tilda · 250 g 4
  2. 48 Pilau Basmati Rice Tilda · 250 g 4
  3. 49 Wholegrain Pilau Microwave Basmati Rice Classics Tilda · 250 g 4
  4. 50 Lime & Coriander Basmati Rice Tilda · 250 g 4
  5. 51 Aromatic Basmati Rice Coles · 250g 4
  6. 52 Pilau Rice Aldi · 280 g 4
  7. 53 Pilau Basmati Rice Laila · 250g 4
  8. 54 Spicy mexican basmati rice Tilda 4
  9. 55 Organic Brown Basmati Rice Seeds of Change 4
  10. 56 Basmati Rice Ben's Original Bistro Express · 250 g 4
  11. 57 Brown Basmati Ben's Original 4
  12. 58 Ready Rice BASMATI Ben's Original · 17.3 oz 4
  13. 59 Basmati Rice Sun Rice · 2 x 120 g 4
  14. 60 Mushroom basmati rice Tilda · 250 g 4
  15. 61 Pilau Rice Tesco · 250 g 4
  16. 62 Pilau Microwave Rice Golden Sun · 250 g 4
  17. 63 Basmati Rice - Sweet Chilli & Lime Tilda · 250g 4
  18. 64 Brown basmati Lidl 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.