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Parboiled rice on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Parboiled rice is a kind of rice. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,584 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does parboiled rice contain an allergen?

Parboiled rice is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is parboiled rice vegan?

Yes. Parboiled rice is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does parboiled rice have on a label?

On European labels it is “riz étuvé” in French, “parboiled Reis” in German and “arroz precocido” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

French
riz étuvé, riz parboiled
German
parboiled Reis
Spanish
arroz precocido, arroz vaporizado
Italian
riso parboiled
Dutch
parboiled rijst, voorgekookte rijst
Portuguese
arroz parboilizado. arroz estufado
Polish
ryż preparowany termicznie, ryż parboiled
Finnish
parboil-käsitelty riisi
Hungarian
forrázott rizs, előfőzött rizs
Croatian
prokuhana riža

Which foods contain parboiled rice?

Open Food Facts lists parboiled rice or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,584 products, most often ready meals, pasta, rice and flour and poultry. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

  • Ready meals614
  • Pasta, rice and flour474
  • Poultry15
  • Vegetables12
  • Fish and seafood8
  • Sandwiches4

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 710 · France 608 · Germany 85 · United Kingdom 84.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where parboiled rice turns up, not how much of the market it is.

What kind of ingredient is parboiled rice?

Parboiled rice is a kind of rice.

Kinds of parboiled riceLong grain parboiled ricePrecooked parboiled whole grain brown riceParboiled Italian black whole grain rice

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An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

  1. Open Food Facts: Parboiled rice
  2. Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
  3. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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