Is Ben's Original Ready Rice Cheese Risotto GERD Friendly?

No. This product is not GERD friendly free as it lists 5 ingredients that contain GERD friendly and 4 ingredients contain GERD friendly depending on the source.

Why it's not GERD friendly

  • parmesan cheese
  • modified food starch, cheddar cheese
  • blue cheese powder
  • cheese cultures
  • cheddar cheese
  • pasteurized milk
  • garlic
  • nonfat milk
  • milk

parmesan cheese

Dietitian note

High-fat dairy products can relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), the muscle that separates the esophagus from the stomach. This can allow stomach acid to flow back into the esophagus, leading to heartburn.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Description

Ready to heat risotto offers a creamy, savory profile with smooth sauce and tender, slightly firm grains. Users report quick, consistent microwaving for lunches or weeknight sides, often using it alongside proteins or vegetables. Reviews note generally favorable flavor but occasional variability in creaminess and portion size across production batches.

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Ingredients

Water, Arborio Rice, Canola Oil; Less Than 2% Of: Modified Food Starch, Cheddar Cheese (milk, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes), Salt, Coconut Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Rice Starch, Onion *, Nonfat Milk, Parmesan Cheese (milk, Salt, Cultures, Enzymes), Autolyzed Yeast, Disodium Phosphate, Garlic *, Lactic Acid, Blue Cheese Powder (pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Safflower Oil, Whey Solids, Dipotassium Phosphate, Odium Caseinate, Natural Flavors, Enzyme-modified Butter, Canola Oil, Spice, Mono And Iglycerides, Vitamins And Minerals (calcium Carbonate, Ferric Orthophosphate, Niacinamide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid) Dehydrated Butter, Malic 8 Acid, Extractive Of Turmeric (color), Sunflower Or Dos" Acid, Guar Gum, Annatto (color), Turmeric (color) *dried. Contains: Milk.

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About this product

Rice · Pouch

Flavor
SavorySaltyButteryUmami
Texture
CreamySoft
Commonly used for
Side DishMeal PrepLunchOn The Go