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Is Knorr Spanish Rice ultra-processed?

67 g Rice dishes Sold in the United States and Germany

Pack of Knorr Spanish 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:

  • 37 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed rice dishes

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 (rice, niacin, ferric orthophosphate (iron), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid), vermicelli (wheat, durum flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin, folic acid), tomato powder, maltodextrin (corn), salt, chili pepper, sugar, potassium chloride, RED and GREEN BELL PEPPERS, spices, yeast extract, high oleic sunflower oil, paprika, turmeric (for color), disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, citric acid, garlic powder, natural flavor

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

ENRICHED PARBOILED LONG GRAIN RICE [RICE, NIACIN, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID], ENRICHED VERMICELLI [WHEAT AND DURUM FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], TOMATO POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN (CORN), SALT, CHILI PEPPER*, SUGAR, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPERS*, SPICES, YEAST EXTRACT, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, PAPRIKA AND EXTRACT OF TURMERIC (FOR COLOR), DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, CITRIC ACID, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR.

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.

  • E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • 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.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 192 rice dishes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 171st. 71% of the rice dishes 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 192 rice dishes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041000022685, last edited 3 October 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.