White rices, from least to most processed

We track 21 white rices, 5% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Pure Original Basmati.

What makes white rices ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (15)

  1. 1 Pure Original Basmati Tilda · 500 g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Basmati Rice Royal · 9.7 kg NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Long Grain Rice Lidl · 1kg NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Organic Basmati Rice Trader Joe's · 2 lb NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Earthly Grains White Basmati Rice Earthly Grains · 32 oz NOVA group 1
  6. 6 California White Basmati Gourmet Rice Lundberg Family Farms · 32 oz NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Jasminris ICA · 1 kg NOVA group 1
  8. 8 ICA Basic Jasminris ICA · 2 kg NOVA group 1
  9. 9 Basmatiris Garant · 2 kg NOVA group 1
  10. 10 Long & Wild Rice Dainty · 450g NOVA group 1
  11. 11 Tadj Basmatiris Alkaizhwan · 5 kg NOVA group 1
  12. 12 Jasminris Coop · 2 kg NOVA group 1
  13. 13 Garant Ekologiskt jasminris Axfood · 1 kg NOVA group 1
  14. 14 Jasminris Garant · 1kg NOVA group 1
  15. 15 Golden Parboiled Rice Blue Ribbon Rice · 32 Oz (2 lbs) NOVA group 1

Processed food (5)

  1. 16 Wholegrain rice Ben's original · 250gm NOVA group 3
  2. 17 Jasmine Rice Lundberg Family Farms · 8 oz NOVA group 3
  3. 18 Basmati Rice Sainsbury's NOVA group 3
  4. 19 Long grain white rice By sainsbury's · 250g NOVA group 3
  5. 20 Onion & Sweet Potato Bhaji Specially Selected · 270g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (1)

  1. 21 Egg Rice Tesco · 250g 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.