Japonica rice: allergens and what’s inside

Which allergens are in japonica rice?

Of 147 packs of japonica rice whose ingredient list Open Food Facts reads in full, 2% list gluten and 1% list milk. Another 3% carry a “may contain” line for gluten, 3% for tree nuts and 3% for sesame. Recipes differ from pack to pack, so the label in your hand is the one that counts.

Not for you when most of these packs list the allergen, Heads up when fewer do or only a “may contain” line names it. In the app, a profile gets Not for you on a pack that lists the allergen and Heads up on one whose “may contain” line names it: it reads the pack in your hand, not these counts.

What is japonica rice usually made of?

The ingredients most packs of japonica rice list, with the share of packs that list each: rice (99%), rice from Italy (54%), arborio rice (38%) and long grain rice (31%).

• Rice99%
• Rice from Italy54%
• Arborio rice38%
• Long grain rice31%
• Carnaroli rice16%

Packs in Open Food Facts, by country of sale: Italy 274 · France 161 · United States 89 · Germany 53.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows what these packs list, not every recipe for japonica rice.

Calories and nutrients

Not shown here. Open Food Facts records calories and nutrients per 100 g or per 100 ml without saying which, so a figure for all these packs together could mislead. The pack you buy prints its own, and that is the figure to log.

What kind of food is japonica rice?

In the Open Food Facts categories, japonica rice is a kind of rice.

What else is japonica rice called?

French

Riz de variété japonica

German

Japonica Reis

Spanish

Arroces de la variedad japónica

Italian

Risi Japonica

Dutch

Japonica rijst

Sources

Every share is counted over the packs whose ingredient list Open Food Facts reads in full. A pack lists an allergen when Open Food Facts’ allergen field names it, or when one of its ingredients stands for it by the same two-of-three checks as the ingredient dictionary (tahini is sesame, a cheese is milk). A “may contain” line counts only for an allergen the pack does not list.

1. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
2. Open Food Facts: categories and ingredients taxonomies (names, kinds, allergens), ODbL
3. Open Food Facts: Japonica rice

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