Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Microwave Rice

3 of the top 10 microwave rice products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The microwave rice with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 10 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 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

  3. 3 Vegetable Pilau

    Vegetable Pilau

    Uncle Ben’d
    NOVA 3 167 kcal 0.9 g sugar 3.3 g protein 3.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 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

  5. 5 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

  6. 6 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

  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 Lime & coriander microwave rice

    Lime & coriander microwave rice

    Taste Of · 250g
    c NOVA 4 153 kcal 0.6 g sugar 3.5 g protein 2.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  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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