Added sugars and syrups

Is brown rice syrup clean?

No. Our rubric flags brown rice syrup under added sugars and syrups (evidence: mixed). An added sugar that can carry notable inorganic arsenic.

Added sugars and syrups Mixed
Penalty 15 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

An added sugar that can carry notable inorganic arsenic.

Source: Jackson BP et al., Arsenic, organic foods, and brown rice syrup, Environmental Health Perspectives (2012)

Also on labels as

rice syrup, organic brown rice syrup, rice malt syrup

Low-FODMAP status

Coming soon: whether it is low-FODMAP and at what serving.

From Gutlog's clean ingredient rubric, version 2026.11.0. Ask your assistant "is this clean?" with a photo of the label and Gutlog checks every ingredient. General information, not medical advice.