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Perla Black Rice – 10 oz

Contains palm oil

Fully cooked Salvadoran-style black rice with black bean soup, garlic and cumin. It contains palm oil and is ready to heat in 90 seconds.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$24.99 10 oz · lowest price at Amerisal Foods LLC
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
140caloriesPer serving · 1 cup/ taza (125g)
Protein
2g▼
Fiber
0g▼
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
196mg
Saturated fat
2g
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Ingredients: black bean soup (water, black beans, garlic, onion, salt), precooked rice, vegetable oil (palm), salt, garlic, cumin
68 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as grain productsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%59
Ingredients · counts 20%100
Processing · counts 15%65
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 68
Nutrition 59 · Compared with other grain foods: less fiber (0 g), less whole grain (0%), less protein (2 g); no added sugar per 1 cup/ taza
Ingredients 100 · 6 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 65 · Cooked rice and beans with palm oil, salt, garlic and cumin
Sourcing 50 · No origin or growing practices are stated
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list; no source or growing claims are given
Contains palm oil
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 bean soup (water, black beans, garlic, onion, salt) Precooked rice Vegetable oil (palm) Salt Garlic Cumin
6 ingredients 1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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