How do I load a field collection from a node? I have a node that has a few field collections on it.

When I look at node_load() output, I see:

[field_rich_text_group] =&gt; Array
        (
            [und] =&gt; Array
                (
                    [0] =&gt; Array
                        (
                            [value] =&gt; 6
                        )

                    [1] =&gt; Array
                        (
                            [value] =&gt; 7
                        )

                    [2] =&gt; Array
                        (
                            [value] =&gt; 8
                        )

                )

        )


What API function can I use to actually load the field data contained in the collection that has an entity_id of 6, 7, 8, etc?
Doh! I should have looked in the field collection module:

entity_load('field_collection_item', array($item_id))