Uncle Ben's Converted Original Long Grain Rice 900 g: version 2
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# Uncle Ben's Converted Original Long Grain Rice 900 g <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00058496010157
name: Uncle Ben's Converted Original Long Grain Rice 900 g
default_observation: ca-box-2018
summary: Canadian English/French 900 g box of Uncle Ben's Converted Original parboiled long grain rice, sold under the Mars brand renamed Ben's Original in 2020.
brand: brand/ben-s-original
category: category/10000211
net_content: 900 g
country_of_sale: CA
pack_format: box
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-incorporated | | | | | sourced | ^wp | Wikipedia: Ben's Original, formerly Uncle Ben's, is owned by Mars, Inc. |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-canada | | | | | derived | ^wp-mars-canada | U.P.C. company prefix 0 58496 lies in the GS1 US and Canada range (000-019); nothing names the registrant. Mars Canada is the brand owner's Canadian company and this is a Canadian bilingual pack; the "Imported by" block that might name it is cut off in the photo. The 2008 Barcodepedia "Effem Inc." line was generated from the prefix and is not relied on. |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| CA | derived | ^metro | Metro's product URL is keyed on this UPC and titled "Converted Long grain rice" in search results, but the page answers a bot challenge (HTTP 403), so name, size and price are unread. Walmart.ca lists "Uncle Ben's Original Converted Rice, 900g" with no barcode, out of stock (^walmart); its "Ready in 10 minutes" bullet differs from this box's 20 minutes, so it may describe another article. The pack carries the bilingual Canadian "Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive" table. | 2026-09-14 | | | |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Uncle Ben's Converted Original Long Grain Rice | name | en | | |
| Uncle Ben's Converted Original riz à grains longs | name | fr | | |
| Uncle Ben's Converted Original Natural Long Grain Rice | search | en | | |
| Uncle Ben's Original Converted Rice 900g | search | en | | |
| Riz à grains longs | search | fr | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Ingredients <!--ingredients-->
| ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state |
| ------------------------- | ---- | ----- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----------- | --------- | -------- | ------------------------- | ----- |
| ingredient/parboiled-rice | | label | Sole ingredient; French "riz à grains longs étuvé" | | | | | | ^pack | rice | ca-box-2018 | | 1 | long grain parboiled rice | known |
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## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| ca-box-2018 | Uncle Ben's Converted Original 900 g box, English/French Canadian label (photos 2018-09-20 and 2020-01-29) | label | CA | en | | | 2018-09-20 | supported | INGREDIENT: LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE. INGRÉDIENT : RIZ À GRAINS LONGS ÉTUVÉ. | listed | | ^pack | Bilingual English/French pack; language set to en for the English half. Market CA from the Canadian bilingual Nutrition Facts table and the Metro listing. The "Imported by / Importé par" block below the ingredients is cut off in the photo. | 900 g | | | box | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ----- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| dry-30g | ca-box-2018 | Per 35 mL (30 g) dry rice, about 125 mL prepared | 30 g | as_sold | Printed "Per 35 mL (30 g) (about 125 mL prepared) / par 35 mL (30 g) (environ 125 mL préparé)" | transcribed | | ^pack | % Daily Values beside each amount are not stored; vitamin A 2 %, vitamin C 0 %, calcium 2 %, iron 2 %, thiamine 6 % and niacin 6 % are printed only as % Daily Value. Open Food Facts per-100 g figures are computed from this panel and not copied. |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------- | ----- | ------- | ------ | ---- |
| dry-30g | energy_kcal | 110 | exact | Calories 110 | known | printed | ^pack | |
| dry-30g | fat_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| dry-30g | saturated_fat_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| dry-30g | trans_fat_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| dry-30g | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | 0 mg | known | printed | ^pack | |
| dry-30g | sodium_mg | 0 | exact | 0 mg | known | printed | ^pack | |
| dry-30g | potassium_mg | 45 | exact | 45 mg | known | printed | ^pack | |
| dry-30g | carbohydrate_g | 24 | exact | 24 g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| dry-30g | fibre_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| dry-30g | sugars_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| dry-30g | protein_g | 2 | exact | 2 g | known | printed | ^pack | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-box-2018 | 100% Natural / Naturel | label | ^pack | Front of box; the maker's declaration, not checked by us. |
| ca-box-2018 | Gluten-free / Sans gluten | label | ^pack | Green badge on the front; a declaration, not an independent certification. |
| ca-box-2018 | Perfect in 20 minutes / Parfait en 20 minutes | label | ^pack | Cooking time printed on the front. |
| ca-box-2018 | B1+B3 vitamins / Une source de vitamines B1+B3 | label | ^pack | Green band on the ingredient side; the English line is cropped to "B1+B3 VITAMINS". The ingredient list names only parboiled rice. |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| ca-box-2018 | relationships | unknown | The "Imported by / Importé par" block under the ingredient list is cut off in the only photo of that side, so the importer, its address and any origin statement are unread; no imported_by, manufactured_by or country_of_origin is recorded. | ^pack |
| | identity | unknown | Whether this UPC survived the 2020 rename is unsourced: Mars Canada says Ben's Original packs were widely on Canadian shelves by November 2021, and current Canadian retailers list a 907 g Ben's Original Converted box, but no source links that article's barcode to this one; status, last_seen and superseded_by are left blank. | ^mars-ca-2021 |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the registrant of U.P.C. company prefix 0 58496; the gs1_prefix_owner row is derived, and the prefix is not added to any company stub. | |
| ca-box-2018 | nutrition | schema_gap | Vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, iron, thiamine and niacin are printed only as % Daily Value, and thiamine and niacin have no nutrient key; they are kept in the panel note. | ^pack |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-14
note: Built from the Open Food Facts front, ingredient and nutrition photos read at full size (1728x2304) plus the 2020 re-uploads, the Metro and Walmart.ca listings, Mars Canada's 2021 press release, GLEIF and Wikipedia.
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## Images <!--images-->
| asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | observation |
| ------------------------ | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- |
| front-5283d265.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496010157 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ingredients-2b6b0970.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496010157 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| nutrition-6b5bbf13.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496010157 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
<!--/images-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------- | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | --------------- |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496010157 | Open Food Facts: Riz a long grains, uncle ben's, 900g | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496010157 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| pack | | Front, ingredient side and Nutrition Facts panel of the 900 g box (Open Food Facts photos 1-3 uploaded 2018-09-20; photos 4-5 uploaded 2020-01-29 show the same front and panel) | 2026-09-14 | | pack | | | Front; ingredients side; nutrition panel | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| wp | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%27s_Original | Ben's Original | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| wp-mars-canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Canada | Mars Canada | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| wp-parboiled | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parboiled_rice | Parboiled rice | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| mars-ca-2021 | https://www.mars.com/en-ca/news-and-stories/press-releases-statements/bens-original-products-now-widely-available-across-canada | Ben's Original Products Now Widely Available Across Canada | 2026-09-14 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | 2021-11-18 | | | | | |
| gleif | https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records/549300M3DNWVRUQO7W15 | GLEIF LEI record: Mars Canada Inc. | 2026-09-14 | GLEIF | registry | | 549300M3DNWVRUQO7W15 | | CC0 | | |
| metro | https://www.metro.ca/en/online-grocery/aisles/pantry/pasta-rice-beans/rice/long-grain-rice/p/058496010157 | Metro: Converted Long grain rice (URL keyed on UPC 058496010157) | 2026-09-14 | Metro | retailer | | 058496010157 | | | | |
| walmart | https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/Uncle-Ben-s-Original-Converted-Rice-900g/6000187071245 | Walmart.ca: Uncle Ben's Original Converted Rice, 900g | 2026-09-14 | Walmart Canada | retailer | | 6000187071245 | | | | |
| bp2008 | https://web.archive.org/web/20081202133104/http://en.barcodepedia.com/058496010157/uncle-bens-converted-original-natural-long-grain-rice | Barcodepedia (archived 2008): Uncle Ben's Converted Original Natural Long Grain Rice | 2026-09-14 | Barcodepedia | catalogue | 2008-12-02 | 058496010157 | | | | upcdatabase.com |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Uncle Ben's Converted Original is parboiled long grain rice in a 900 g cardboard box with an English and French Canadian label; its only ingredient is long grain parboiled rice, and the front promises it is ready in 20 minutes.[^pack][^off] The archived Barcodepedia of 2008 already listed this UPC as a 900 g Uncle Ben's Converted rice.[^bp2008] Converted rice is another name for parboiled rice, made by soaking, steaming and drying the grain in the husk, a process that moves thiamine from the bran into the grain.[^wp-parboiled] Uncle Ben's belongs to Mars, Incorporated, whose Canadian company Mars Canada, formerly Effem Inc., sells the brand from Bolton, Ontario.[^wp][^wp-mars-canada]
The brand was first marketed in 1943 and was renamed Ben's Original in 2020, dropping the portrait shown on this box; Mars Food Canada said the renamed packs were widely available in Canada by November 2021.[^wp][^mars-ca-2021]
<!--/about-->