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Birria Rice Bowl, 9 OZ
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📊 NOVA 3🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Birria Rice Bowl, 9 OZ

Bettr Bowl
Available at Whole Foods
380
Calories
25g
Protein
4g
Sugars
460mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
38
Ingredients

What You Should Know

You'd find this in the refrigerated ready-meals aisle or grab it as a quick microwaveable dinner after a long day — a single-serve birria bowl built for convenience. It gives a comforting, slightly adventurous street-taco vibe with tender, saucy beef and fluffy jasmine rice; the short, recognizable ingredient list but packaged, heat-and-eat format suggests industrial cooking and textural processing typical of a processed ready meal (NOVA hints toward processed rather than heavily formulated ultra-processed).

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 PACKAGE
Servings per Container: 1
Calories380
% Daily Value*
Total Fat6g8%
Saturated Fat2g10%
Trans Fat0g
Cholesterol65mg22%
Sodium460mg20%
Total Carbohydrate54g20%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Total Sugars4g
Protein25g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

RICE, (JASMINE, RICE, (WATER,, JASMINE, RICE,, AVOCADO, OIL,, SEA, SALT),, WHITE, ONION,, SUPER, SWEET, YELLOW, CORN,, CILANTRO,, LEMON, JUICE), BIRRIA, STEW, (BEEF,, WATER,, RED, PEPPERS,, ONION,, CHILE, GUAJILLO,, GARLIC,, CHILE, ANCHO,, CHILE, PASILLA,, GROUND, CUMIN,, OREGANO,, BAY, LEAF)..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • avocado oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
No Seed Oil

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:3 / 4

Processed Food

Why this score?

The product is composed mainly of whole-food ingredients (rice, beef, vegetables, spices) with no obvious industrial additives listed, but it is an industrially cooked and packaged ready-to-heat meal, placing it in NOVA 3 (processed foods) rather than NOVA 4 (ultra-processed formulations).

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Common Questions about Birria Rice Bowl, 9 OZ

The Birria Rice Bowl can be considered a decent option for a quick meal, especially with its 25 grams of protein per serving. However, it's important to keep in mind that it's not high in fiber and does contain some sodium. So, if you're looking for a nutrient-dense meal, you might want to add a side of veggies to balance things out!

Perfect For

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movie-night

Vibe:

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$5.99
per package