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Long Grain White Rice

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Is Long Grain White Rice healthy?

Long Grain White Rice scores 75/100 on Scout's independent analysis of ingredients, additives, and lab results — a fair-to-good score — solid, with tradeoffs. Long Grain White Rice is a processed food that has been enriched with essential vitamins such as niacin, thiamine, and folic acid to compensate for nutrient loss during milling.

How processed is Long Grain White Rice?

Long Grain White Rice is NOVA Group 3: Processed Foods.

Which ingredients drive Long Grain White Rice's score?

In Scout's ingredient-by-ingredient analysis, Niacin counts in its favor. The full breakdown, with why each one matters, is in the Key ingredients section on this page.

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Long Grain White Rice

Natural Grocers
75 Good

Analysis updated June 2026 · How Scout scores

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At a glance

Beneficial ingredients 1
Harmful ingredients 0
Owned by Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
Category Rice
Summary

Long Grain White Rice is a processed food that has been enriched with essential vitamins such as niacin, thiamine, and folic acid to compensate for nutrient loss during milling. While these fortifications are beneficial, the product's processing level limits its score. Despite being a staple food with added nutrients, it lacks the whole grain benefits found in less processed alternatives.

Key ingredients 5

Niacin
Good

Beneficial ingredient — whole-food or functional value in this product class.

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Rice
Neutral

Rice is a staple carbohydrate source that provides energy and is generally well-tolerated in diets.

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Iron (ferric orthophosphate)
Neutral

Iron is important for oxygen transport in the blood and is added to prevent deficiencies.

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Thiamine (thiamine mononitrate)
Neutral

Thiamine supports energy production and proper nerve function, making it vital for overall health.

Folic acid
Neutral

Folic acid is important for cell division and helps prevent certain birth defects when included in diets.

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Processing

Group 3 · Processed

Processed Foods

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