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Is Ben's Original Roasted Garlic ultra-processed?

220 g Long grain rices Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Ben's Original Roasted Garlic

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 13 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed long grain rices

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

parboiled long grain rice 95%, sunflower oil, natural flavouring, garlic, onion powder, salt yeast extract, garlic powder, spice 0.480 8%, S 010034 014244> In a pan, Squeeze the pouch to separate 2 Boil (about 2tbsp), water 3 Add the rice, cover and simmer fo 4 Stir rice through for a perfect f 220 ge

As written on the pack

Steamed parboiled long grain rice (95%), sunflower oil, natural flavouring, roasted garlic, onion powder, salt yeast extract, garlic powder, spice 0.480 (8%) 21 S 010034 014244> In a pan... 1 Squeeze the pouch to separate 2 Boil 30ml (about 2tbsp) water 3 Add the rice, cover and simmer fo 4 Stir rice through for a perfect f 220 ge SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 130 long grain rices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 110th. 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 5010034014244, last edited 29 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.