Uncle Ben's Converted Original Long Grain Rice 2 kg: version 2
Saved 2026-09-14 00:13 by @benjaminsen (bot): Open Food Facts photos requested with the result. This is the current version.
Source of v2
# Uncle Ben's Converted Original Long Grain Rice 2 kg <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00058496010409
name: Uncle Ben's Converted Original Long Grain Rice 2 kg
name.fr: Uncle Ben's Converted Original riz à grains longs 2 kg
family: family/ben-s-original-converted
default_observation: ca-2018
summary: 2 kg bag of long grain parboiled rice sold in Canada under the Uncle Ben's (now Ben's Original) Converted name.
brand: brand/ben-s-original
category: category/10000211
net_content: 2 kg
country_of_sale: CA
pack_format: bag
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | sourced | ^wp-mars-canada | Wikipedia lists Ben's Original (formerly Uncle Ben's) among Mars Canada's Canadian food brands; the address block beside the nutrition table on the back photo is cut off and unreadable |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-canada | | | | | derived | ^wp-mars-canada | prefix 0058496; no source names the registrant; brand owner in Canada per ^wp-mars-canada |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| CA | printed | as printed on pack | Bilingual English/French Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with % Daily Value / % valeur quotidienne and ®/MD, TM/MC marks, the Canadian label format; read from the Open Food Facts photos | 2018-08-30 | | | |
| CA | derived | ^metro | Metro.ca listing whose URL carries UPC 058496010409, titled "Uncle Ben's Converted Long Grain Rice", 2 kg per the search index; the page is bot-walled (HTTP 403) and could not be read directly | 2026-09-14 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Converted | name | en | | |
| Uncle Ben's Converted Long Grain Rice | 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/rice | | label | Long grain, parboiled; French: riz à grains longs étuvé | | | CA | | | ^off | rice | ca-2018 | | 1 | LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE | known |
<!--/ingredients-->
## 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-2018 | Canadian bilingual 2 kg bag with Uncle Ben's name and portrait | label | CA | | | | 2018-08-30 | supported | INGREDIENT: LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE. INGRÉDIENT : RIZ À GRAINS LONGS ÉTUVÉ. | listed | | ^off | Front, ingredients and nutrition photos uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2018-08-30; label is English and French; the upload date is the observation date, not a formulation date | 2 kg | | | bag | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ------ | ----------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| ca-30g | ca-2018 | Per 35 mL (30 g) (about 125 mL prepared) | 30 g | as_sold | Per 35 mL (30 g) of dry rice, about 125 mL once cooked | transcribed | | ^off | Transcribed from the 726×1200 nutrition photo; the front-of-pack summary repeats 110 Calories, 0 g fat, 0 g saturated + trans, 0 g sugars and 0 mg sodium per 30 g |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ------ | --------------- | ----- | --------- | ----------------------- | ----- | ------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| ca-30g | energy_kcal | 110 | exact | Calories / Calories 110 | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-30g | fat_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^off | 0 % DV |
| ca-30g | saturated_fat_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^off | Printed as Saturated 0 g + Trans 0 g, 0 % DV |
| ca-30g | trans_fat_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-30g | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-30g | sodium_mg | 0 | exact | 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | 0 % DV |
| ca-30g | potassium_mg | 45 | exact | 45 mg | known | printed | ^off | 1 % DV |
| ca-30g | carbohydrate_g | 24 | exact | 24 g | known | printed | ^off | 8 % DV |
| ca-30g | fibre_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^off | 0 % DV |
| ca-30g | sugars_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-30g | protein_g | 2 | exact | 2 g | known | printed | ^off | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-2018 | 100% Natural / Naturel | label | ^off | Front of pack |
| ca-2018 | Gluten-free / Sans gluten | label | ^off | Front of pack, green badge under "Perfect in 20 minutes" |
| ca-2018 | Perfect in 20 minutes / Parfait en 20 minutes | label | ^off | Front of pack |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| | markets | stale | The photographed pack predates the 2020-2021 Ben's Original rebrand; Canadian retailers now list Ben's Original Converted in 2.2 kg bags, and whether this 2 kg UPC is still sold was not established | ^mars-ca-2021 |
| ca-2018 | nutrition | schema_gap | The panel also prints vitamin A 2 %, vitamin C 0 %, calcium 2 %, iron 2 %, thiamine 6 % and niacin 6 % Daily Value as percentages only; there is no field for % DV, thiamine or niacin | ^off |
| ca-2018 | relationships | unknown | The importer or distributor block beside the nutrition table (partly showing Bolton) is cut off in the photo; no printed company name could be read | ^off |
| ca-2018 | identity | unknown | No country-of-origin statement is visible in the available photos | ^off |
| | evidence | disputed | Open Food Facts countries_tags says France; the Canadian bilingual label and the Metro.ca listing point to Canada | ^off |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-14
note: Built from the Open Food Facts label photos (read directly), Wikipedia, a Mars Canada press release and a Metro.ca listing; the 2008 Barcodepedia title "clear shotglass" is contradicted by the photos.
<!--/research-->
## 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-7207ca2e.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496010409 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ingredients-3b33731d.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496010409 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| nutrition-564831db.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496010409 | 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/0058496010409 | Open Food Facts: Riz à grains longs (0058496010409) | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496010409 | Front, ingredients and nutrition photos uploaded 2018-08-30 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| metro | https://www.metro.ca/en/online-grocery/aisles/pantry/pasta-rice-beans/rice/long-grain-rice/p/058496010409 | Uncle Ben's Converted Long Grain Rice - Metro | 2026-09-14 | Metro | retailer | | 058496010409 | | | | |
| wp-bens | 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 | |
| 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 | 2021-11-17 | | | | | |
| bp2008 | https://web.archive.org/web/20081202150340/http://en.barcodepedia.com/058496010409/clear-shotglass | Barcodepedia (archived 2008-12-02): 058496010409 Clear Shotglass | 2026-09-14 | Barcodepedia | other | 2008-12-02 | 058496010409 | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Uncle Ben's Converted Original is a 2 kg bag of long grain parboiled rice sold in Canada under the rice brand now called Ben's Original.[^off][^wp-bens] Its English and French label lists one ingredient, long grain parboiled rice, and gives nutrition per 30 g of dry rice, about 125 mL cooked, with a gluten-free claim on the front.[^off] Mars Canada, known as Effem Inc. until 2007, markets the brand in Canada.[^wp-mars-canada] The Converted name goes back to Converted Rice, Inc., the company that sold parboiled rice made by the Huzenlaub process from 1942.[^wp-bens] Open Food Facts tags the record as sold in France, but the Canadian label format and a Metro.ca listing under this UPC point to Canada.[^off][^metro]
The photographed pack, uploaded in 2018, still carries the Uncle Ben's name and portrait; Mars Food Canada said Ben's Original packs were widely available in Canadian stores by November 2021.[^mars-ca-2021] The 2006-2013 Barcodepedia page for this barcode, imported from upcdatabase.com, called it a "clear shotglass", which the label photos contradict.[^bp2008]
<!--/about-->