Is Uncle Ben's Riz Cantonais Express ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 37 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed rices
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
long grain rice pre-cooked with steam 81%, scrambled eggs (egg, whole milk, water, rapeseed oil, corn flour, concentrated lemon juice, salt (processing marker), white pepper, 5‚1 per cent), ham, pork meat, water, salt (processing marker), carrageenan (ultra-processing marker), triphosphate sodium, dextrose (ultra-processing marker), antioxygene (sodium ascorbate), epaississant (xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker)), sodium nitrite (processing marker) (4‚4 per cent), peas and 4.4%, onion powder, sunflower oil (processing marker), oil, sesame seeds, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), garlic, yeast extract, soy sauce (processing marker) (soybeans, wheat, salt (processing marker))
Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E407 Carrageenan , E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
long grain rice pre-cooked with steam (81%), scrambled eggs (egg, whole milk, water, rapeseed oil, corn flour, concentrated lemon juice, salt, white pepper) (5,1 per cent), ham (pork meat, water, salt, stabilizer : carrageenan, triphosphate sodium, dextrose, antioxygene : sodium ascorbate, epaississant : xanthan gum, preservatives : sodium nitrite (4,4 per cent), peas and 4,4%, onion powder, sunflower oil, oil , toasted sesame seeds, natural flavor (contains celery), salt, garlic, yeast extract, soy sauce powder (soybeans, wheat, salt)
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.
- E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- 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.
5 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.
- E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Among 293 rices
From least to most processed, this one ranks 286th. 35% of the rices here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 3487400010025, last edited 17 March 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.