Parboiled Organic Long Grain Rice
Parboiling drives nutrients from the bran into the endosperm, yielding a milled rice with better B-vitamin and mineral retention than standard white rice. As a whole-food staple grain, no regulatory concerns.
What it is
Long-grain rice (Oryza sativa) that has been partially boiled in the husk before milling, with organic certification.
Whole-food staple grain.
Why it's flagged
- trace inorganic arsenic (industry-wide for rice)
What regulators actually say
"FDA has set an action level of 100 parts per billion (ppb) for inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal and continues to monitor inorganic arsenic levels in rice and rice products."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Conventional food; FDA action level guidance for inorganic arsenic in rice
European Union — EFSA
Conventional food; EU maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in rice (Reg. 2023/915)
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