Is Ben's Original Long Grain & Wild Rice Original Recipe ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 48 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed rices
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
parboiled long grain rice, wild rice, salt (processing marker), yeast extract, onion, parsley, celery, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), sugár spinach, potassium salt, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), autolyzed yeast, garlic, torula yeast, mushroom, spices (black pepper, thyme, sage, marjoram, rosemary, nutmeg), silicon dioxide, carrot, citric acid, tomato, vitamins, minerals, calcium (calcium carbonate), iron (iron phosphate), vitamin b3 niacinamide, vitamins, vitamin b1, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid, turmeric (color (ultra-processing marker)), natural smoke flavor (ultra-processing marker), dried, contains a bioengineered food ingredient, over medium-high heat, d stir to break up for about ugh, add vegetables and 2mg e up and spoon stuffing into e and bake for about 20 cheese is melted *microwave ovens vary, cooking times are approximate, adjust cooking time as needed, to retain vitamins do not rinse before cooking and drain after cooking
Additives: E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
parboiled long grain rice, wild rice, salt, yeast extract, onion*, parsley*, celery*, maltodextrin, sugár spinach*, potassium salt, natural flavors, autolyzed yeast, garlic, torula yeast, mushroom*, spices (black pepper, thyme, sage, marjoram, rosemary, nutmeg), silicon dioxide, carrot*, citric acid, tomato*, vitamins and minerals [calcium (calcium carbonate), iron (iron phosphate), vitamin b3 niacinamide), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), folic acid], turmeric (color), natural smoke flavor. *dried. contains a bioengineered food ingredient. over medium-high heat. d stir to break up for about ugh. add vegetables and 2mg e up and spoon stuffing into e and bake for about 20 cheese is melted *microwave ovens vary. cooking times are approximate. adjust cooking time as needed. to retain vitamins do not rinse before cooking or drain after cooking
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 293 rices
From least to most processed, this one ranks 265th. 35% of the rices here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0054800423644, last edited 14 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.