Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice 250 g: version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 17:32 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice 250 g (UPC 058496141400), named by family/ben-s-original-bistro-express. Identity, ingredients and the front-of-pack nutrition panel (per 125 mL / 90 g) transcribed from the Open Food Facts photos of 2018-09-22; the ingredient list matches the maker's archived 2011 unclebens.ca product page. CA market from the bilingual pack and a Marché Nuvo listing whose barcode field carries this UPC (CAD 3.79, in stock 2026-09-26). Brand owner Mars Canada per Wikipedia; GS1 prefix derived to Mars Canada from its inferred prefix. Amazon.ca searched: only a 12-pack case of the Ben's Original successor, recorded as a markets gap. Gaps: back Nutrition Facts table, origin statement and company imprint not photographed.. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice 250 g <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 00058496141400 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice 250 g | |
| 6 | 6 | name.fr: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express riz de marque Converted original 250 g | |
| 7 | 7 | family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express | |
| 8 | 8 | default_observation: ca-2018 | |
| 9 | 9 | summary: 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat plain long grain parboiled rice with canola and/or sunflower oil, sold in Canada under the Uncle Ben's name before the Ben's Original rebrand. | |
| 10 | 10 | brand: brand/ben-s-original | |
| 11 | 11 | category: category/10000294 | |
| 12 | 12 | net_content: 250 g | |
| 13 | 13 | country_of_sale: CA | |
| 14 | 14 | pack_format: pouch | |
| 15 | 15 | last_seen: 2026-09-26 | |
| 16 | 16 | last_seen_note: Marché Nuvo listing under this UPC, in stock at 3.79 CAD on 2026-09-26 | |
| 17 | 17 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 19 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 20 | 20 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 21 | 21 | | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 22 | 22 | | 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 brands and traces the Canadian company to an Uncle Ben's branch; the maker's Canadian site sold this pouch in 2011 | | |
| 23 | 23 | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-canada | | | | | derived | ^wp-mars-canada | prefix 0058496, inferred to Mars Canada on its company page; Mars Canada is the brand's Canadian company per Wikipedia | | |
| 24 | 24 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | 26 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 27 | 27 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 28 | 28 | | ------- | ------- | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- | | |
| 29 | 29 | | CA | printed | as printed on pack | Bilingual English/French front with ®/MD and TM/MC marks and a Canadian-style front-of-pack panel with % Daily Value / pourcentage de la valeur quotidienne; read from the Open Food Facts photos | 2018-09-22 | | | | | |
| 30 | 30 | | CA | sourced | ^nuvo | Marché Nuvo (Quebec) listing "UNCLE BENS BISTRO EXPRESS RIZ CONVERTED ORIGINAL, 250 G"; the shop's barcode field is 5849614140 and its product image is named 0005849614140, the UPC 058496141400 without the leading zero and check digit; in stock | 2026-09-26 | new | | CAD 3.79 | | |
| 31 | 31 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 32 | 32 | ||
| 33 | 33 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 34 | 34 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 35 | 35 | | ------------------------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 36 | 36 | | Riz de marque Converted original Bistro Express | name | fr | | | | |
| 37 | 37 | | Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice | search | en | | | | |
| 38 | 38 | | Riz bistro express | search | fr | | | | |
| 39 | 39 | | Uncle Bens Bistro Express Riz Converted Original | search | fr | | | | |
| 40 | 40 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 41 | 41 | ||
| 42 | 42 | ## Ingredients <!--ingredients--> | |
| 43 | 43 | | ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state | | |
| 44 | 44 | | ------------------------- | ---- | ----- | -------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ------ | ------------- | ----------- | --------- | -------- | ------------------------- | ----- | | |
| 45 | 45 | | ingredient/water | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | water | ca-2018 | | 1 | WATER | known | | |
| 46 | 46 | | ingredient/parboiled-rice | | label | Long grain | | | CA | | | ^off | rice | ca-2018 | | 2 | LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE | known | | |
| 47 | 47 | | ingredient/canola-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^off | canola-oil | ca-2018 | | 3 | CANOLA OIL | known | | |
| 48 | 48 | | ingredient/sunflower-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^off | sunflower-oil | ca-2018 | | 4 | SUNFLOWER OIL | known | | |
| 49 | 49 | <!--/ingredients--> | |
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | 51 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 52 | 52 | | 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 | | |
| 53 | 53 | | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | | |
| 54 | 54 | | ca-2018 | Canadian bilingual Uncle Ben's pouch with portrait (front and ingredients photos) | label | CA | | | | 2018-09-22 | supported | INGREDIENTS: WATER, LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL. INGRÉDIENTS : EAU, RIZ À GRAINS LONGS ÉTUVÉ, HUILE DE CANOLA ET/OU HUILE DE TOURNESOL. | listed | | ^off | Front (841×1200) and ingredients (4032×1052) photos uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2018-09-22; upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates | 250 g | | | pouch | | | |
| 55 | 55 | | maker-2011 | Uncle Ben's Canada product page "Original Converted Brand Rice" (Bistro Express, archived 2011-05-06) | label | CA | en | | | 2011-05-06 | supported | WATER, LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL. | listed | | ^mars-2011 | The maker's published ingredient statement for the Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice pouch, matched to this UPC by brand, line, variant and pouch format; the page prints no barcode or net content; same list as the 2018 photo | | | | pouch | | | |
| 56 | 56 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 57 | 57 | ||
| 58 | 58 | ## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels--> | |
| 59 | 59 | | id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note | | |
| 60 | 60 | | ----------- | ----------- | ------------------------------ | ----- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 61 | 61 | | ca-2018-fop | ca-2018 | Front panel, per 125 mL (90 g) | 90 g | as_sold | PER 125 mL (90 g) / PAR 125 mL (90 g) of the ready-to-heat rice, front-of-pack summary | transcribed | | ^off | Transcribed from the 841×1200 front photo uploaded 2018-09-22; the front panel shows calories, fat, saturated and trans fat, sugars and sodium only | | |
| 62 | 62 | <!--/nutrition_panels--> | |
| 63 | 63 | ||
| 64 | 64 | ## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values--> | |
| 65 | 65 | | panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note | | |
| 66 | 66 | | ----------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------- | ----- | ------- | ------ | --------------------------------- | | |
| 67 | 67 | | ca-2018-fop | energy_kcal | 140 | exact | | | Calories / Calories 140 | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 68 | 68 | | ca-2018-fop | fat_g | 1.5 | exact | | 2 | Total Fat / Lipides totaux 1.5g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 69 | 69 | | ca-2018-fop | saturated_fat_g | 0 | exact | | | Sat. Fat / Lipides sat. 0g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 0 % Daily Value | | |
| 70 | 70 | | ca-2018-fop | trans_fat_g | 0 | exact | | | Trans Fat / Lipides trans 0g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 0 % Daily Value | | |
| 71 | 71 | | ca-2018-fop | sugars_g | 0 | exact | | | Sugars / Sucres 0g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 72 | 72 | | ca-2018-fop | sodium_mg | 0 | exact | | 0 | Sodium / Sodium 0mg | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 73 | 73 | <!--/nutrition_values--> | |
| 74 | 74 | ||
| 75 | 75 | ## Label claims <!--claims--> | |
| 76 | 76 | | observation | claim | kind | source | note | | |
| 77 | 77 | | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |
| 78 | 78 | | ca-2018 | Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes | label | ^off | Green badge on the front photo | | |
| 79 | 79 | | ca-2018 | No artificial flavours, colours & preservatives / Sans arômes, colorants ni agents de conservation artificiels | label | ^off | Printed under the green badge; a declaration, not an independent certification by us | | |
| 80 | 80 | <!--/claims--> | |
| 81 | 81 | ||
| 82 | 82 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 83 | 83 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 84 | 84 | | ----------- | ------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | | |
| 85 | 85 | | ca-2018 | nutrition | unknown | The full Nutrition Facts table on the back is not photographed; Open Food Facts carries typed carbohydrate 29 g and protein 2 g beside the front-panel figures, which no photo shows | ^off | | |
| 86 | 86 | | ca-2018 | identity | unknown | No country-of-origin statement is visible in the available photos | ^off | | |
| 87 | 87 | | ca-2018 | relationships | unknown | The company imprint on the back is not photographed | ^off | | |
| 88 | 88 | | | markets | unknown | Amazon.ca searched on 2026-09-26 for "bistro express converted rice 250g", "ben's original bistro express", "uncle ben's bistro express" and the UPC: only a Ben's Original Bistro Express Converted 12-pack case (B0F2GPV8RH) is listed, not this single pouch | ^amazon-ca-case | | |
| 89 | 89 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 90 | 90 | ||
| 91 | 91 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 92 | 92 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 93 | 93 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-26 | |
| 94 | 94 | note: New entry from the wanted list (named by family/ben-s-original-bistro-express); ingredients and front-panel nutrition transcribed from the Open Food Facts photos, ingredients matched by the maker's archived 2011 Canadian product page. | |
| 95 | 95 | <!--/research--> | |
| 96 | 96 | ||
| 97 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 98 | + | | 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 | upscaled | observation | | |
| 99 | + | | ------------------------ | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- | | |
| 100 | + | | front-f57392df.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496141400 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496141400 | front_fr | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/614/1400/front_fr.4.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T17:32:25.642Z | 0058496141400 | barcode | 1 | 841 | 1200 | 841 | 1200 | | | | |
| 101 | + | | ingredients-120cbf2e.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496141400 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496141400 | ingredients_fr | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/614/1400/ingredients_fr.7.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T17:32:27.080Z | 0058496141400 | barcode | 1 | 4032 | 1052 | 1600 | 417 | | | | |
| 102 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 103 | + | ||
| 97 | 104 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 98 | 105 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 99 | 106 | | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 100 | 107 | | off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496141400 | Open Food Facts: Riz bistro express (0058496141400) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496141400 | Front and ingredients photos uploaded 2018-09-22 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 101 | 108 | | mars-2011 | https://web.archive.org/web/20110506000447/http://www.unclebens.ca/en-ca/products/bistro_express/original_converted_brand_rice.aspx?print=true | Uncle Ben's Canada: Original Converted Brand Rice (Bistro Express, archived 2011-05-06) | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | 2011 | | Ingredients; cooking directions | | | | | |
| 102 | 109 | | nuvo | https://marchenuvo.ca/products/uncle-bens-bistro-express-riz-converted-original-250-g | UNCLE BENS BISTRO EXPRESS RIZ CONVERTED ORIGINAL, 250 G — Marché Nuvo | 2026-09-26 | Marché Nuvo | retailer | | 5849614140 | | | | | | |
| 103 | 110 | | bens-ca | https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-converted-rice-250g-pouch | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS CONVERTED Rice, 250g | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 104 | 111 | | wp-bens | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%27s_Original | Ben's Original | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 105 | 112 | | wp-mars-canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Canada | Mars Canada | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 106 | 113 | | amazon-ca-case | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0F2GPV8RH | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS CONVERTED Rice, 12PK CASE | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B0F2GPV8RH | | | | | | |
| 107 | 114 | <!--/references--> | |
| 108 | 115 | ||
| 109 | 116 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 110 | 117 | Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat plain long grain parboiled rice, prepared with water and canola and/or sunflower oil, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[^off] The front of the pack gives 140 Calories per 125 mL (90 g) serving and carries a "Perfect in 2 minutes" badge with a no-artificial-flavours, colours and preservatives statement.[^off] The maker's Canadian site listed it in 2011 among more than a dozen Bistro Express flavours, with the same three ingredients, heated in the microwave in its pouch or in a skillet.[^mars-2011] The Canadian brand company is Mars Canada.[^wp-mars-canada] | |
| 111 | 118 | ||
| 112 | 119 | Mars renamed the Uncle Ben's brand Ben's Original in 2020, and the maker now sells a Ben's Original Bistro Express Converted rice pouch of the same size.[^wp-bens][^bens-ca] A Quebec grocer still listed this UPC under the Uncle Ben's name in September 2026.[^nuvo] | |
| 113 | 120 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice 250 g <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00058496141400
name: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice 250 g
name.fr: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express riz de marque Converted original 250 g
family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express
default_observation: ca-2018
summary: 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat plain long grain parboiled rice with canola and/or sunflower oil, sold in Canada under the Uncle Ben's name before the Ben's Original rebrand.
brand: brand/ben-s-original
category: category/10000294
net_content: 250 g
country_of_sale: CA
pack_format: pouch
last_seen: 2026-09-26
last_seen_note: Marché Nuvo listing under this UPC, in stock at 3.79 CAD on 2026-09-26
<!--/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 brands and traces the Canadian company to an Uncle Ben's branch; the maker's Canadian site sold this pouch in 2011 |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-canada | | | | | derived | ^wp-mars-canada | prefix 0058496, inferred to Mars Canada on its company page; Mars Canada is the brand's Canadian company per Wikipedia |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| CA | printed | as printed on pack | Bilingual English/French front with ®/MD and TM/MC marks and a Canadian-style front-of-pack panel with % Daily Value / pourcentage de la valeur quotidienne; read from the Open Food Facts photos | 2018-09-22 | | | |
| CA | sourced | ^nuvo | Marché Nuvo (Quebec) listing "UNCLE BENS BISTRO EXPRESS RIZ CONVERTED ORIGINAL, 250 G"; the shop's barcode field is 5849614140 and its product image is named 0005849614140, the UPC 058496141400 without the leading zero and check digit; in stock | 2026-09-26 | new | | CAD 3.79 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Riz de marque Converted original Bistro Express | name | fr | | |
| Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice | search | en | | |
| Riz bistro express | search | fr | | |
| Uncle Bens Bistro Express Riz Converted Original | search | fr | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Ingredients <!--ingredients-->
| ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state |
| ------------------------- | ---- | ----- | -------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ------ | ------------- | ----------- | --------- | -------- | ------------------------- | ----- |
| ingredient/water | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | water | ca-2018 | | 1 | WATER | known |
| ingredient/parboiled-rice | | label | Long grain | | | CA | | | ^off | rice | ca-2018 | | 2 | LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE | known |
| ingredient/canola-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^off | canola-oil | ca-2018 | | 3 | CANOLA OIL | known |
| ingredient/sunflower-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^off | sunflower-oil | ca-2018 | | 4 | SUNFLOWER OIL | 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 Uncle Ben's pouch with portrait (front and ingredients photos) | label | CA | | | | 2018-09-22 | supported | INGREDIENTS: WATER, LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL. INGRÉDIENTS : EAU, RIZ À GRAINS LONGS ÉTUVÉ, HUILE DE CANOLA ET/OU HUILE DE TOURNESOL. | listed | | ^off | Front (841×1200) and ingredients (4032×1052) photos uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2018-09-22; upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates | 250 g | | | pouch | |
| maker-2011 | Uncle Ben's Canada product page "Original Converted Brand Rice" (Bistro Express, archived 2011-05-06) | label | CA | en | | | 2011-05-06 | supported | WATER, LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL. | listed | | ^mars-2011 | The maker's published ingredient statement for the Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice pouch, matched to this UPC by brand, line, variant and pouch format; the page prints no barcode or net content; same list as the 2018 photo | | | | pouch | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------------------------------ | ----- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-2018-fop | ca-2018 | Front panel, per 125 mL (90 g) | 90 g | as_sold | PER 125 mL (90 g) / PAR 125 mL (90 g) of the ready-to-heat rice, front-of-pack summary | transcribed | | ^off | Transcribed from the 841×1200 front photo uploaded 2018-09-22; the front panel shows calories, fat, saturated and trans fat, sugars and sodium only |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ----------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------- | ----- | ------- | ------ | --------------------------------- |
| ca-2018-fop | energy_kcal | 140 | exact | | | Calories / Calories 140 | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2018-fop | fat_g | 1.5 | exact | | 2 | Total Fat / Lipides totaux 1.5g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2018-fop | saturated_fat_g | 0 | exact | | | Sat. Fat / Lipides sat. 0g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 0 % Daily Value |
| ca-2018-fop | trans_fat_g | 0 | exact | | | Trans Fat / Lipides trans 0g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 0 % Daily Value |
| ca-2018-fop | sugars_g | 0 | exact | | | Sugars / Sucres 0g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2018-fop | sodium_mg | 0 | exact | | 0 | Sodium / Sodium 0mg | known | printed | ^off | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| ca-2018 | Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes | label | ^off | Green badge on the front photo |
| ca-2018 | No artificial flavours, colours & preservatives / Sans arômes, colorants ni agents de conservation artificiels | label | ^off | Printed under the green badge; a declaration, not an independent certification by us |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
| ca-2018 | nutrition | unknown | The full Nutrition Facts table on the back is not photographed; Open Food Facts carries typed carbohydrate 29 g and protein 2 g beside the front-panel figures, which no photo shows | ^off |
| ca-2018 | identity | unknown | No country-of-origin statement is visible in the available photos | ^off |
| ca-2018 | relationships | unknown | The company imprint on the back is not photographed | ^off |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon.ca searched on 2026-09-26 for "bistro express converted rice 250g", "ben's original bistro express", "uncle ben's bistro express" and the UPC: only a Ben's Original Bistro Express Converted 12-pack case (B0F2GPV8RH) is listed, not this single pouch | ^amazon-ca-case |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: New entry from the wanted list (named by family/ben-s-original-bistro-express); ingredients and front-panel nutrition transcribed from the Open Food Facts photos, ingredients matched by the maker's archived 2011 Canadian product page.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496141400 | Open Food Facts: Riz bistro express (0058496141400) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496141400 | Front and ingredients photos uploaded 2018-09-22 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| mars-2011 | https://web.archive.org/web/20110506000447/http://www.unclebens.ca/en-ca/products/bistro_express/original_converted_brand_rice.aspx?print=true | Uncle Ben's Canada: Original Converted Brand Rice (Bistro Express, archived 2011-05-06) | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | 2011 | | Ingredients; cooking directions | | | |
| nuvo | https://marchenuvo.ca/products/uncle-bens-bistro-express-riz-converted-original-250-g | UNCLE BENS BISTRO EXPRESS RIZ CONVERTED ORIGINAL, 250 G — Marché Nuvo | 2026-09-26 | Marché Nuvo | retailer | | 5849614140 | | | | |
| bens-ca | https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-converted-rice-250g-pouch | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS CONVERTED Rice, 250g | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| wp-bens | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%27s_Original | Ben's Original | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| wp-mars-canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Canada | Mars Canada | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| amazon-ca-case | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0F2GPV8RH | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS CONVERTED Rice, 12PK CASE | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B0F2GPV8RH | | | | |
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Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat plain long grain parboiled rice, prepared with water and canola and/or sunflower oil, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[^off] The front of the pack gives 140 Calories per 125 mL (90 g) serving and carries a "Perfect in 2 minutes" badge with a no-artificial-flavours, colours and preservatives statement.[^off] The maker's Canadian site listed it in 2011 among more than a dozen Bistro Express flavours, with the same three ingredients, heated in the microwave in its pouch or in a skillet.[^mars-2011] The Canadian brand company is Mars Canada.[^wp-mars-canada]
Mars renamed the Uncle Ben's brand Ben's Original in 2020, and the maker now sells a Ben's Original Bistro Express Converted rice pouch of the same size.[^wp-bens][^bens-ca] A Quebec grocer still listed this UPC under the Uncle Ben's name in September 2026.[^nuvo]
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