Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Healthiest Microwave Rice by Nutri-Score

2 of the top 10 microwave rice products carry Nutri-Score A; the rest score C or better. The microwave rice with the best Nutri-Score grades. Among products with the same grade, the one with the better nutrition score ranks higher. We checked 11 microwave rice with complete data.

  1. 1 Sticky Coconut Rice

    Sticky Coconut Rice

    Sainsbury's · 250 g
    a NOVA 3 329 kcal 0.5 g sugar 34 g protein 5.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Pure basmati rice

    Pure basmati rice

    Tilda · 250g
    a 143 kcal 0.1 g sugar 2.9 g protein 1.9 g fat

    Also: No additives

  3. 3 Special Lime & Coriander Rice

    Special Lime & Coriander Rice

    WORLDWIDE FOODS · 250g
    b NOVA 4 154 kcal 0.7 g sugar 3.8 g protein 2.6 g fat

    Also: Vegan · Vegetarian · No additives

  4. 4 Wholegrain spicy mexican style rice

    Wholegrain spicy mexican style rice

    Aldi · 250g
    b NOVA 4 162 kcal 2 g sugar 4.2 g protein 2.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  5. 5 Ancho & Lime Rice

    Ancho & Lime Rice

    Sainsbury's · 250 g
    b NOVA 4 154 kcal 2.3 g sugar 2.5 g protein 1.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  6. 6 Long Grain

    Long Grain

    Ben's Original
    b 162 kcal 0.5 g sugar 4 g protein 0.5 g fat
  7. 7 Chinese Style Microwave Rice

    Chinese Style Microwave Rice

    Morrisons · 250g
    b NOVA 4 132 kcal 2.3 g sugar 2.5 g protein 1.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  8. 8 Golden Vegetable Rice

    Golden Vegetable Rice

    Marks & Spencers · 250 g
    b NOVA 4 145 kcal 0.9 g sugar 3.4 g protein 2.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  9. 9 Microwave Coconut Rice

    Microwave Coconut Rice

    Tesco
    c NOVA 3 173 kcal 0.2 g sugar 3.4 g protein 3.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  10. 10 Jamaican rice & peas

    Jamaican rice & peas

    Ainsley Caribbean Creations · 250g
    c NOVA 4 165 kcal 0.9 g sugar 3.1 g protein 3 g fat

    Also: Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published microwave rice on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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