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Kotashima Black Sweet Rice

This single-ingredient whole-grain rice cooks up chewy and deep purple. It can be used for sticky rice, porridge, or savory dishes.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$15.99 4 lb · lowest price at PantryCrate
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
160caloriesPer serving · 1/4 cup (48g)
Protein
5g
Fiber
2g▼
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Black sweet rice
85 / 100
Excellent Scored automatically
Weighted as grain productsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%94
Ingredients · counts 20%100
Processing · counts 15%97
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 85
Nutrition 94 · Compared with other grain foods: whole grain, less fiber (2 g); no added sugar per 1/4 cup
Ingredients 100 · Single ingredient: Black sweet rice
Processing 97 · Single-ingredient whole-grain rice
Sourcing 50 · Origin and growing practices aren't stated
Transparency 65 · Complete single-ingredient list; no specific sourcing claims
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Black sweet rice
1 ingredient
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

AdditivesNo additives found

No additives, added sugars, seed oils or flavourings found in the ingredient list.

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