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Is Imperial Grain Super Blend Rice ultra-processed?

Vegetables from Spain Sold in Australia

Pack of Imperial Grain Super Blend Rice

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed vegetables from Spain

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

Brown Rice 74% (Water, Brown Rice), Mung Beans 7% (Water, Mung Beans), Cooked Green Lentils 5%, Green Lentils, Water, Millet 5% (Water, Millet), White Quinoa 5% (Water, White Quinoa), Amaranth 2% (Water, Amaranth), Vegetable Oil, Black Chia Seed 1%, Stabiliser (471), Product includes 36% Brown Rice, Mung Beans 3.5%, Green Lentils 2.8%, Millet 2.5%, White Quinoa 2%, Amaranth 1%, and

Additives: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

Cooked Brown Rice (74%) (Water, Brown Rice), Cooked Mung Beans (7%) (Water, Mung Beans), Cooked Green Lentils (5%) Green Lentils, Water), Cooked Millet (5%) (Water, Millet), Cooked White Quinoa (5%) (Water, White Quinoa), Cooked Amaranth Seeds (2%) (Water, Amaranth Seeds), Vegetable Oil, Black Chia Seed (1%), Stabiliser (471). Product includes 36% Brown Rice, 3.5% Mung Beans, 2.8% Green Lentils, 2.5% Millet, 2% White Quinoa And 1% Amaranth Seeds. Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans.

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.

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 37 vegetables from Spain

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 49% of the vegetables from Spain 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 37 vegetables from Spain, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088700081372, last edited 2 August 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.