Long grain rices, from least to most processed

We track 130 long grain rices, 19% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Wholegrain Brown Basmati Rice.

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What makes long grain rices ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (68)

  1. 1 Wholegrain Brown Basmati Rice Tilda · 500g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Brown Rice Aldi · 1 kg NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Classic Basmati Rice Worldwide Foods NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Pure Original Basmati Tilda · 500 g NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Long Grain Rice Ben's Original · 500g NOVA group 1
  6. 6 Long Grain Rice Tesco · 1 kg NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Basmati Rice Lidl · 1 kg NOVA group 1
  8. 8 Jasmine Thai Fragrant Rice Mahatma · 32 oz (2 LB. 907 G) NOVA group 1
  9. 9 Basmati Rice Royal · 9.7 kg NOVA group 1
  10. 10 Boil in the Bag Long Grain Rice Tesco · 500 g, 4 x 125g NOVA group 1
  11. 11 Long grain brown rice Asda NOVA group 1
  12. 12 Gold Basmati Rice Gelda · 4.54 kg NOVA group 1
  13. 13 Long grain rice Sainsbury's NOVA group 1
  14. 14 Basmati Naturally Fragrant Rice Mahatma · 32 oz NOVA group 1
  15. 15 Basmati rice Laila · 1kg NOVA group 1
  16. 16 Long Grain Rice Lidl · 1kg NOVA group 1
  17. 17 Brown Rice Worldwide Foods · 1 kg NOVA group 1
  18. 18 Long Grain Rice The Grower's Harvest · 1 kg NOVA group 1
  19. 19 Reis - Basmati Reis Golden Sun · 1000g NOVA group 1
  20. 20 Basmati Rice Deluxe · 1 kg NOVA group 1
  21. 21 Jasmine Rice AAA · 5 kg NOVA group 1
  22. 22 Basmati rice Morrisons NOVA group 1
  23. 23 Long Grain Rice Coop · 1 kg NOVA group 1
  24. 24 Basmati Brown Rice Sainsburys NOVA group 1
  25. 25 Basmati rice Sainsbury’s SO organic · 500g NOVA group 1
  26. 26 Long Grain Brown Rice Lidl · 1 kg NOVA group 1
  27. 27 Supreme Rice Supreme Rice · 2 lbs NOVA group 1
  28. 28 Riso Tilda · 1 kg NOVA group 1
  29. 29 Organic california brown basmati rice Lundberg NOVA group 1
  30. 30 Whole grain basmati rice TIlda · 4 lb NOVA group 1
  31. 31 Organic Basmati Rice Sainsbury’s NOVA group 1
  32. 32 Organic Basmati Rice Trader Joe's · 2 lb NOVA group 1
  33. 33 Basmati Rice Great Value · 32 oz NOVA group 1
  34. 34 Thai Jasmine Rice Goya · 50 g NOVA group 1
  35. 35 Jasmine Rice Thai Hom Mali Great Value · 32 oz NOVA group 1
  36. 36 Instant Pre-Cooked Fragrant Jasmine Rice earthly GRAINS · 12 oz NOVA group 1
  37. 37 Long Grain Rice By Morrisons Morrisons NOVA group 1
  38. 38 Earthly Grains White Basmati Rice Earthly Grains · 32 oz NOVA group 1
  39. 39 Jasmine Thai Fragrant Long Grain Rice Carolina · 32 oz NOVA group 1
  40. 40 California White Basmati Gourmet Rice Lundberg Family Farms · 32 oz NOVA group 1

Showing the first 40 of 68. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Processed food (37)

  1. 69 Long Grain Ben's Original · 220g NOVA group 3
  2. 70 Fragrant Jasmine Rice Tilda · 250g NOVA group 3
  3. 71 Basmati Ben's Original NOVA group 3
  4. 72 Pure Basmati Rice Tilda pure basmati rice · 250g NOVA group 3
  5. 73 Long Grain Rice Uncle Ben's · 250g NOVA group 3
  6. 74 Jasmine Rice Lundberg Family Farms · 8 oz NOVA group 3
  7. 75 Long Grain Rice Tilda · 250 g NOVA group 3
  8. 76 Brown Basmati Rice Waitrose · 250 NOVA group 3
  9. 77 Microwavable White Rice Long Grain White Rice earthly GRAINS · 8.8 oz NOVA group 3
  10. 78 Basmati Rice Tesco · 250g NOVA group 3
  11. 79 Classic Long Grain Rice Aldi Worldwide Foods · 250 g NOVA group 3
  12. 80 Long Grain Microwave Rice Lidl · 250g NOVA group 3
  13. 81 Cooked long grain rice Asda · 250g NOVA group 3
  14. 82 Microwave Rice Basmati Morrisons · 250 g NOVA group 3
  15. 83 Jasmine microwave rice Taste of NOVA group 3
  16. 84 Heat & Eat Steamed Basmati Rice Kitchen 88 · 150 g NOVA group 3
  17. 85 Basmati Rice Coop · 250 g NOVA group 3
  18. 86 Basmati Rice Sainsbury's NOVA group 3
  19. 87 Brown Basmati Rice Sainsbury's · 250g NOVA group 3
  20. 88 cooked basmati rice Marks & Spencers NOVA group 3
  21. 89 Long grain white rice By sainsbury's · 250g NOVA group 3
  22. 90 Jasmine Rice Tesco · 250g NOVA group 3
  23. 91 Basmati Micro Rice Asda · 250g NOVA group 3
  24. 92 Sainsburys Basmati Rice Sainsbury's · 250g NOVA group 3
  25. 93 basmati rice Simple Truth Organic NOVA group 3
  26. 94 Microwave Basmati Rice Taste of · 250g NOVA group 3
  27. 95 Coconut Basmati Rice Tilda · 250g NOVA group 3
  28. 96 Long grain rice microwave Morrisons · 250 g NOVA group 3
  29. 97 Microwave basmati rice Marks & Spencer NOVA group 3
  30. 98 Pilau Rice M&S · 300 g NOVA group 3
  31. 99 Wholegrain Basmati & Quinoa Rice Tilda · 250g NOVA group 3
  32. 100 Basmati Rice Veetee · 2 x 125 g NOVA group 3
  33. 101 Veetee Thai Jasmine Rice Veetee · 2 x 140 g NOVA group 3
  34. 102 Wholegrain Basmati Rice Veetee · 2 x 130 g NOVA group 3
  35. 103 Steamed Basmati Rice Worldwide Foods NOVA group 3
  36. 104 Long Grain Rice Veetee · 280 g NOVA group 3
  37. 105 Steamed Long Grain Rice Worldwide Foods NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (25)

  1. 106 Basmati & Wild Rice Tilda · 250 g NOVA group 4
  2. 107 Pilau Basmati Rice Tilda · 250 g NOVA group 4
  3. 108 Wholegrain Pilau Microwave Basmati Rice Classics Tilda · 250 g NOVA group 4
  4. 109 Lime & Coriander Basmati Rice Tilda · 250 g NOVA group 4
  5. 110 Roasted Garlic Ben's Original · 220 g NOVA group 4
  6. 111 Spicy Mexican Rice Uncle Ben's · 250g NOVA group 4
  7. 112 Aromatic Basmati Rice Coles · 250g NOVA group 4
  8. 113 Pilau Rice Aldi · 280 g NOVA group 4
  9. 114 Pilau Basmati Rice Laila · 250g NOVA group 4
  10. 115 Spicy mexican basmati rice Tilda NOVA group 4
  11. 116 Organic Brown Basmati Rice Seeds of Change NOVA group 4
  12. 117 Aldis Jasmines rice Jasmine Rice Aldis · 1 unit NOVA group 4
  13. 118 Basmati Rice Ben's Original Bistro Express · 250 g NOVA group 4
  14. 119 Brown Basmati Ben's Original NOVA group 4
  15. 120 Ready Rice BASMATI Ben's Original · 17.3 oz NOVA group 4
  16. 121 Basmati Rice Sun Rice · 2 x 120 g NOVA group 4
  17. 122 Ready Rice Coconut Jasmine Ben's Original · 8.5 oz NOVA group 4
  18. 123 Microwave Pilau Rice Tesco · 250 g NOVA group 4
  19. 124 Mushroom basmati rice Tilda · 250 g NOVA group 4
  20. 125 Pilau Rice Tesco · 250 g NOVA group 4
  21. 126 Pilau Microwave Rice Golden Sun · 250 g NOVA group 4
  22. 127 Jasmine Rice Ben's Original Classic · 220g NOVA group 4
  23. 128 Jasmine Rice Minute NOVA group 4
  24. 129 Basmati Rice - Sweet Chilli & Lime Tilda · 250g NOVA group 4
  25. 130 Brown basmati Lidl NOVA group 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.