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Is Ben's Original Long Grain White Original Enriched Parboiled Rice ultra-processed?

2 pounds Rices Sold in the United States

Pack of Ben's Original Long Grain White Original Enriched Parboiled Rice

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 12 ingredients
  • No additives

Ingredients

parboiled long grain rice, parboiled long grain rice, vitamins, minerals, calcium, calcium carbonate, iron, iron phosphate, vitamins, vitamin B1, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid

As written on the pack

enriched parboiled long grain rice, parboiled long grain rice, vitamins and minerals, calcium, calcium carbonate, iron, iron phosphate, vitamin B1, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid

Among 293 rices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 106th. 35% of the rices here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 293 rices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0054800423552, last edited 7 September 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.