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

Long grain rices Sold in the United States

Pack of Ben's Original Ready Rice Long Grain White Original

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.

  • 9 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

water, parboiled long grain rice, canola oil, calcium carbonate, vitamin D3, iron (ferric pyrophosphate), thiamine mononitrate, folic acid

As written on the pack

water, parboiled long grain rice, canola oil, calcium carbonate, vitamin D3, iron (ferric pyrophosphate), thiamine mononitrate, folic acid

Among 130 long grain rices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 68th. 19% of the long grain 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 130 long grain rices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0054800423330, last edited 22 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.