Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie Microwave Rice

The 10 lightest microwave rice products on this list range from 132 to 167 kcal per 100 g. The microwave rice with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 12 microwave rice with complete data.

1

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
2

Pure basmati rice

Tilda · 250g

a 143 kcal 0.1 g sugar 2.9 g protein 1.9 g fat

Also: No additives
3

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
4

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
5

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
6

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

Long Grain

Ben's Original

b 162 kcal 0.5 g sugar 4 g protein 0.5 g fat
8

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
9

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
10

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

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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