White basmati rice: allergens and what’s inside

Which allergens are in white basmati rice?

Of 257 packs of white basmati rice whose ingredient list Open Food Facts reads in full, 2% list gluten. Another 6% carry a “may contain” line for gluten, 6% for sesame and 5% for soy. 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 white basmati rice usually made of?

The ingredients most packs of white basmati rice list, with the share of packs that list each: basmati rice (81%), long grain basmati rice (21%), superior quality long grain rice (14%) and white basmati rice (14%).

• Basmati rice81%
• Long grain basmati rice21%
• Superior quality long grain rice14%
• White basmati rice14%

Packs in Open Food Facts, by country of sale: France 326 · Germany 41 · United States 31 · Belgium 21.

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 white basmati 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 white basmati rice?

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

What else is white basmati rice called?

French

Riz Basmati blancs

German

Weißer Basmati Reis

Spanish

Arroces Basmati blancos

Italian

Riso Basmati bianco

Dutch

Witte basmatirijsten, Witte basmatirijst

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: White basmati rice

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