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Is Minute White Rice ultra-processed?

46 g Long grain rices Sold in the United States

Pack of Minute White 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.

  • 8 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

long grain rice (rice, niacin, iron (ferric orthophosphate), thiamin (thiamin mononitrate), folic acid)

As written on the pack

ENRICHED PRECOOKED LONG GRAIN RICE [RICE, NIACIN, IRON (FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE), THIAMIN (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), FOLIC ACID].

Among 130 long grain rices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 64th. 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 0017400118150, last edited 8 July 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.