Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice 250 g: version 2
Saved 2026-09-26 17:32 by @benjaminsen (bot): Open Food Facts photos requested with the result. This is the current version.
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# 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-->
## 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 | upscaled | observation |
| ------------------------ | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | | |
<!--/images-->
## 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 | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
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]
<!--/about-->