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Frozen rice: what's actually in it?

Frozen rice in Singapore is dominated by Bibigo's Korean-style fried rice (vegetable, chicken, shrimp, bulgogi beef, kimchi cheese) and CP's frozen ready meals with rice (nasi lemak and others). Every Bibigo is the same construction: seasoned cooked rice, a protein, stir-fried vegetables and scrambled egg — and every one lists soy sauce, sesame oil and sugar in the rice seasoning. The Bibigo lists below are US lists, flagged; CP's nasi lemak is panelled from a FairPrice ingredient section.

This page does not give a health score or a "best" pick. It shows the ingredient list as printed, with the country of manufacture as printed, and flags added sugar, allergens and additives.

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At a glance

ProductPack size (as printed)First ingredientCountry of manufacture (as printed)Added sugar?
Bibigo Fried Rice — Vegetable510 g (2 × 255 g pouches)Seasoned cooked ricenot stated (US listing)Yes — sugar
Bibigo Fried Rice — Chicken with Korean BBQ Flavor510 g (2 × 255 g pouches)Seasoned cooked ricenot stated (US listing)Yes — sugar
Bibigo Fried Rice — Shrimp510 g (2 × 255 g pouches)Seasoned cooked ricenot stated (US listing)Yes — sugar
CP Frozen Ready Meal — Nasi Lemak with Chicken Rendang250 gRicenot statedYes — sugar (in rendang)

Panelled with verbatim lists: 4 products. Seen-but-not-verified: see the list below. No prices are shown: they change weekly and would go stale. This site compares ingredients only.

Panelled — Bibigo frozen fried rice (flagged US lists)

Bibigo Fried Rice — Vegetable — US list, flagged

Pack size: 510 g (2 × 255 g pouches) · Made in: not stated (US listing) (as printed)

Ingredients (Directions for Me (US label transcription)): Seasoned Cooked Rice (Cooked Rice [Water, Rice], Sauce [Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Sugar, Salt, Sesame Oil, Water, Seasoning {Flavoring, Maltodextrin}, Vegetable Oil {Canola or Soybean}, Granulated Garlic, Rice Vinegar, Onion Powder, Natural Flavor, Contains 2% or Less of Seasoning {Safflower Oil, Sesame Oil, Natural Flavors}, Black Pepper, Xanthan Gum], Vegetable Oil [Canola or Soybean]), Stir-Fried Vegetables (Cabbage, Onion, Orange Carrots, Kimchi [Napa Cabbage, Chili Pepper, Cayenne, Carrots, Garlic, Green Onion, Cane Sugar, Onion, Sea Salt, Ginger], Vegetable Oil [Canola or Soybean], Garlic), Scrambled Egg (Whole Eggs, Water, Citric Acid), Roasted Corn, Edamame, Red Bell Pepper, Green Onion.

Flag: US label transcription; the SG pack was not verified. The kimchi in the vegetables contains cane sugar, so sugar appears twice in this list (rice sauce and kimchi). Country of manufacture: not stated Flag: US list, SG pack not verified Allergens: soy, wheat, sesame, egg Per-serving nutrition only

Bibigo Fried Rice — Chicken with Korean BBQ Flavor — US list, flagged

Pack size: 510 g (2 × 255 g pouches) · Made in: not stated (US listing) (as printed)

Ingredients (EWG / Spoonful (US label transcriptions, agreeing)): Seasoned Cooked Rice (Cooked Rice [Water, Rice], Sauce [Soy Sauce {Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt}, Sugar, Salt, Sesame Oil, Water, Rice Vinegar, Seasoning {Flavoring, Maltodextrin}, Granulated Garlic, Contains 2% or Less of Onion Powder, Vegetable Oil, Seasoning {Safflower Oil, Natural Flavors}, Ginger Powder, White Pepper, Xanthan Gum], Vegetable Oil), Grilled White Chicken Meat (White Chicken Meat, Sugar, Water, Garlic Puree, Soy Sauce [Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt], Toasted Sesame Oil, Less Than 2% of Potato Starch, Onion Juice Concentrate, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Vinegar, Salt, Grill Flavor [Tapioca Dextrin, Salt, Grill Flavor {From Sunflower Oil}, Smoke Flavor, Silicon Dioxide], Flavoring, Black Pepper), Stir-Fried Vegetables (Cabbage, Orange Carrots, Onion, Vegetable Oil, Garlic), Scrambled Egg (Whole Eggs, Water, Citric Acid), Roasted Corn, Peas, Red Bell Pepper, Green Onion.

Flag: US label transcriptions; the SG pack was not verified. The chicken is marinated separately (sugar, garlic puree, soy sauce, sesame oil, grill and smoke flavour) before it meets the rice. Country of manufacture: not stated Flag: US list, SG pack not verified Allergens: soy, wheat, sesame, egg Per-serving nutrition only

Bibigo Fried Rice — Shrimp — US list, flagged

Pack size: 510 g (2 × 255 g pouches) · Made in: not stated (US listing) (as printed)

Ingredients (Directions for Me (US label transcription)): Seasoned Cooked Rice (Cooked Rice [Water, Rice], Sauce [Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Sugar, Salt, Sesame Oil, Dehydrated Garlic, Rice Vinegar, Water, Contains 2% or Less of Seasoning {Flavoring, Maltodextrin}, Onion Powder, Seasoning {Safflower Oil, Sesame Seed Oil, Natural Flavor, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Natural Smoke Flavor}, Black Pepper, Xanthan Gum], Vegetable Oil [Canola or Soybean]), Cooked Shrimp (Shrimp, Water, Salt, Sodium Tripolyphosphate [to Retain Moisture]), Stir-Fried Vegetables (Cabbage, Orange Carrots, Onion, Garlic, Vegetable Oil [Canola or Soybean]), Scrambled Egg (Whole Eggs, Water, Citric Acid), Yellow Carrots, Edamame, Red Bell Pepper.

Flag: US label transcription; the SG pack was not verified. The shrimp are treated with sodium tripolyphosphate to retain moisture — the only phosphate on this page. Country of manufacture: not stated Flag: US list, SG pack not verified Allergens: soy, wheat, sesame, shrimp, egg Sodium tripolyphosphate (in shrimp)

Panelled — CP frozen ready meal (FairPrice)

CP Frozen Ready Meal — Nasi Lemak with Chicken Rendang, 250 g — list truncated in source, flagged

Pack size: 250 g · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (FairPrice Singapore ingredient section): Rice, Chicken Rendang {Chicken Meat, Coconut Milk, Water, Vegetables [Lemongrass, Galangal, Onion, Turmeric, Palm Oil, Sugar, Spices (Chili, Cumin, Black Pepper), Salt, Permitted Flavour Enhancer (E621), Emulsifier (E451), Soy Protein]} and Sauce (Dried Fish, Shrimp, Seasoning (Lactose)… [list ends here in the source].

Flag: the FairPrice ingredient section ends mid-list at "Seasoning (Lactose)" — the remainder (sambal, ikan bilis, egg and any further items) was not retrieved. The list is panelled exactly as retrieved and flagged as truncated, not completed from another source. The dish is described by FairPrice as fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk with sambal, ikan bilis, vegetables, chicken meat and egg, and as not spicy. Country of manufacture: not stated Flag: list truncated in the FairPrice section Allergens: soy (implied), shrimp, fish Per-serving nutrition only (serving size not stated)

Seen but not verified — do not panel until checked

Nutrition — what the numbers say

All figures in the sortable table are as sold, per 100 g / 100 ml. Click a column header to sort lowest-to-highest, click again for highest-to-lowest; "not stated" always sorts last, because a missing figure is not zero. Per-serving-only figures are in a separate table below and are never sorted against per-100 figures. No Nutri-Grade applies to these foods as non-drinks, except where a drink Nutri-Grade is officially printed — none is quoted or assigned here.

Salt and sodium: salt = sodium × 2.5. The table shows sodium as printed (in mg) with the salt equivalent in brackets. Where the source prints salt only, sodium is shown as salt ÷ 2.5 and flagged as derived. Sodium is not presented as salt, and salt is not presented as sodium.

Total vs added sugars: most Singapore packs list total sugars, not added sugars. A total-sugars figure is never labelled here as "added sugar". Where a source states an added-sugars figure separately, it is noted. The ingredient list remains the evidence for added sugar (sugar, glucose syrup, invert sugar syrup) versus naturally occurring sugars.

Open Food Facts is a community database and is flagged as secondary where used: the pack and the retailer nutrition section take precedence if they disagree. Figures marked "not stated" were not in the source retrieved; they are not estimated, borrowed from another variant, or copied across flavours.

No per-100 g / 100 ml nutrition panel was verified in this pass for any panelled product in this category. The per-serving table below (where one exists) is all that was verified; the rest is in seen-but-not-verified (nutrition).

Per-serving figures only — quoted exactly as printed, not converted

ProductServing as printedEnergyProteinTotal fatSaturated fatCarbohydrateSugarsSodium (salt equiv.)
Bibigo Fried Rice — Vegetable1 bag (255 g)380 kcal9 g10 gnot statednot stated2 g added sugars (as printed)1,070 mg (salt 2.68 g)
Bibigo Fried Rice — Chicken with Korean BBQ Flavor1 bag (255 g)400 kcal13 g10 g1 g59 g7 g1,110 mg (salt 2.78 g)
Bibigo Fried Rice — Shrimp1 bag (255 g)360 kcal12 g10 gnot statednot statednot stated1,000 mg (salt 2.5 g)
CP Nasi Lemak with Chicken Rendangserving (size not stated)211 kcal7.4 g8.6 gnot stated26 gnot statednot stated

These rows are per serving, not per 100 g / 100 ml — do not compare them with the table above.

Observed numbers, no verdict: Per 255 g bag: Chicken BBQ 400 kcal, Vegetable 380 kcal, Shrimp 360 kcal — all with 10 g fat. Sodium is 1,000 mg (Shrimp), 1,070 mg (Vegetable) and 1,110 mg (Chicken BBQ) per bag. These are per-serving figures and are not converted to per 100 g. CP's nasi lemak serving size is not stated in the source, so its 211 kcal cannot be compared with the Bibigo bags.

Seen but not verified (nutrition): no per-100 g nutrition panel was verified in this pass for any product in this category. Bibigo Kimchi Cheese and Bulgogi Beef nutrition exists only in US sources without verified SG sale, so it is not tabled.

How to read the label — the jargon, in plain English

Seasoned cooked rice
Rice cooked and then mixed with a sauce (here soy sauce, sugar, salt, sesame oil, garlic, xanthan gum) before freezing. The seasoning is part of the rice, not a separate sachet.
Xanthan gum
A thickener/stabiliser that helps the sauce cling to the rice and survive freezing and reheating.
Sodium tripolyphosphate
A phosphate used on shrimp (and other seafood) to retain moisture after freezing and thawing. Listed on the Bibigo shrimp, not on the chicken or vegetable rices.
Grill flavour / smoke flavour
Flavourings that give the chicken a grilled taste without grilling. Listed in the Bibigo chicken marinade.
E451
Triphosphates — an emulsifier/stabiliser, listed in CP's chicken rendang.
Multi-grain rice (CP Cube)
CP's refreshed ready-meal range uses a blend of white, red and brown rice, per the brand's November 2026 promotion — the ingredient sections for those were not retrieved in this pass.

What this page is not

Sources and method

Checked 12 November 2026 from: US label transcriptions for Bibigo Fried Rice Vegetable, Chicken with Korean BBQ Flavor and Shrimp (Directions for Me; EWG; Spoonful — agreeing lists, per-serving nutrition); EWG label transcription for Bibigo Kimchi Cheese Fried Rice (read, not panelled); Directions for Me for Bibigo Bulgogi Beef Fried Rice (read, not panelled); FairPrice Singapore ingredient section for CP Frozen Ready Meal — Nasi Lemak with Chicken Rendang (ingredients truncated in source; per-serving nutrition, serving size not stated); FairPrice ready-meals category page and a November 2026 social post on the refreshed CP Cube range (inventory). Cold Storage publishes no ingredient list on any product page. Nutrition figures are quoted per serving exactly as printed and are not converted to per-100 figures; sugars are total sugars as printed, not added sugars, unless the source states added sugars; salt = sodium × 2.5. Where a full pack list could not be verified, the product is in seen-but-not-verified instead of being panelled.