Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Rice

10 of the top 10 rice products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The rice with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 103 rice with complete data.

1

Long Grain White Rice

Asda · 4 x 125 g

a NOVA 1 140 kcal 0.5 g sugar 2.8 g protein 0.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
2

Ben's Original Whole Grain Brown Rice

Ben's Original · 32 oz

a NOVA 1 356 kcal 0 g sugar 12.5 g protein 7.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
3

Quick cook basmati rice, oats & lentils

Full Circle · 8.8oz

a NOVA 1 378 kcal 0 g sugar 13.3 g protein 4.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
4

Microwavable Brown Rice Whole Grain Brown Rice

Earthly Grains

a NOVA 1 152 kcal 0 g sugar 2.8 g protein 2.8 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
5

Blended Whole Grain Rice

Mogami · 5 lbs

a NOVA 1 356 kcal 0 g sugar 20 g protein 2.2 g fat

Also: No additives
6

Wild rice

a NOVA 1

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
7

Red Cargo Rice

Asian Taste · 5 lbs

a NOVA 1

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
8

Organic Black Rice

Buy Wholefoods Online · 1 kg

a NOVA 1 342 kcal 1.2 g sugar 9.9 g protein 3.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
9

Jasmine Rice

Kroger · 20 oz

a NOVA 1 148 kcal 0 g sugar 2.8 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
10

Microwave Basmati Rice

THE GROWER'S HARVEST · 250 g

b NOVA 1 134 kcal 0.1 g sugar 3.4 g protein 1.9 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published 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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