Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown 250 g: version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 17:37 by @benjaminsen (bot): New page for UPC 058496223083, the pre-rebrand Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown 250 g pouch (Canada), named by family/ben-s-original-bistro-express. Ingredients and the Nutrition Facts panel (per 125 mL / 90 g) were read from the Open Food Facts photos (2018-06-26, 2020-09-16), and the ingredient list matches the maker's archived 2016 unclebens.ca page. The CA market is sourced from the Épicerie à bas prix listing, which prints the UPC (CAD 2.00, 2026-09-26). Amazon.ca B01J3VTVEW matches the pack and is currently unavailable. Marked discontinued and superseded by the Ben's Original pouch UPC 058496459383 (maker page, Metro, OFF). The prefix owner is derived to Mars Canada from its inferred prefix. Gaps: calcium and iron %DV cropped, no back-panel photo.. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown 250 g <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 00058496223083 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown 250 g | |
| 6 | 6 | name.fr: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express brun à grains entiers 250 g | |
| 7 | 7 | family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express | |
| 8 | 8 | default_observation: ca-label | |
| 9 | 9 | summary: 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat whole grain brown parboiled rice, 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 | status: discontinued | |
| 16 | 16 | last_seen: 2026-09-26 | |
| 17 | 17 | last_seen_note: Épicerie à bas prix listed this UPC at CAD 2.00 on 2026-09-26; the maker's Canadian site now shows the Ben's Original pack of the same rice and size | |
| 18 | 18 | superseded_by: 00058496459383 | |
| 19 | 19 | superseded_note: The Ben's Original Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice 250 g pouch carries UPC 058496459383 (Metro.ca listing URL and Open Food Facts record); the link is derived from matching line, variety and net content | |
| 20 | 20 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 22 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 23 | 23 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 24 | 24 | | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 25 | 25 | | marketed_by | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | sourced | ^mars-2016 | The 2016 unclebens.ca page for this product names Mars Canada Inc., P.O. Box 640, Bolton, Ontario as site owner and is signed "© 2016 Mars Canada" | | |
| 26 | 26 | | brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | sourced | ^mars-2016 | The 2016 unclebens.ca page names the trademarks as those of Mars, Incorporated and its affiliates; Wikipedia lists Uncle Ben's among Mars Canada's brands | | |
| 27 | 27 | | 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 and ran the Canadian Uncle Ben's site per its 2016 product page | | |
| 28 | 28 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 29 | 29 | ||
| 30 | 30 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 31 | 31 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 32 | 32 | | ------- | ------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- | | |
| 33 | 33 | | CA | printed | ^off | Bilingual English/French front and Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with % Daily Value / % valeur quotidienne and TM/MC marks, read from the Open Food Facts photos | 2020-09-16 | | | | | |
| 34 | 34 | | CA | sourced | ^epicerie | Épicerie à bas prix product page "Uncle Bens Entier" with SKU 058496223083, shown in stock | 2026-09-26 | | | CAD 2.00 | | |
| 35 | 35 | | CA | derived | ^amazon-ca | Amazon.ca listing B01J3VTVEW "Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice, 250 Gram" under Grocery & Gourmet Food › Rice Dishes, matching brand, line, variety and 250 g; no barcode shown; currently unavailable | 2026-09-26 | new | | | | |
| 36 | 36 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 37 | 37 | ||
| 38 | 38 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 39 | 39 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 40 | 40 | | ------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 41 | 41 | | Bistro Express bruns à grains entiers | name | fr | | | | |
| 42 | 42 | | Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice | search | en | | | | |
| 43 | 43 | | Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Whole Grain Brown Rice | search | en | | | | |
| 44 | 44 | | Uncle Bens Entier | search | fr | | | | |
| 45 | 45 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 46 | 46 | ||
| 47 | 47 | ## Ingredients <!--ingredients--> | |
| 48 | 48 | | ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state | | |
| 49 | 49 | | ------------------------- | ---- | ----- | -------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ------ | ------------- | ----------- | --------- | -------- | ------------------------------- | ----- | | |
| 50 | 50 | | ingredient/water | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | water | ca-label | | 1 | WATER | known | | |
| 51 | 51 | | ingredient/parboiled-rice | | label | Wholegrain brown | | | CA | | | ^off | rice | ca-label | | 2 | WHOLEGRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE | known | | |
| 52 | 52 | | ingredient/canola-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^off | canola-oil | ca-label | | 3 | CANOLA OIL | known | | |
| 53 | 53 | | ingredient/sunflower-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^off | sunflower-oil | ca-label | | 4 | SUNFLOWER OIL | known | | |
| 54 | 54 | <!--/ingredients--> | |
| 55 | 55 | ||
| 56 | 56 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 57 | 57 | | 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 | | |
| 58 | 58 | | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | | |
| 59 | 59 | | ca-label | Canadian bilingual Uncle Ben's pouch with portrait (front, ingredients and nutrition photos) | label | CA | | | | 2020-09-16 | supported | INGREDIENTS: WATER, WHOLEGRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL. INGRÉDIENTS : EAU, RIZ BRUN À GRAINS ENTIERS ÉTUVÉ, HUILE DE CANOLA ET/OU HUILE DE TOURNESOL. | listed | | ^off | Front (899×1200), ingredients (2817×1196) and nutrition (899×1200) photos uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2018-06-26; a second nutrition photo (627×745) of 2020-09-16 shows the same values. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates | 250 g | | | pouch | | | |
| 60 | 60 | | maker-2016 | Uncle Ben's Canada product page "Wholegrain Brown" (archived 2016-04-19) | label | CA | en | | | 2016-04-19 | supported | WATER, WHOLE GRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL | listed | | ^mars-2016 | The maker's published ingredient statement for the Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown pouch, whose pack image on the page is named Bistro-Express-Wholegrain-Brown-250g; the page prints no barcode. The list matches the photographed label | | | | pouch | | | |
| 61 | 61 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 62 | 62 | ||
| 63 | 63 | ## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels--> | |
| 64 | 64 | | id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note | | |
| 65 | 65 | | ------------ | ----------- | ----------------- | ----- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 66 | 66 | | ca-label-90g | ca-label | Per 125 mL (90 g) | 90 g | as_sold | Per 125 mL (90 g) / pour 125 mL (90 g) of the ready-to-heat rice | transcribed | | ^off | Transcribed from the 899×1200 nutrition photo of 2018-06-26 and checked against the 627×745 photo of 2020-09-16, which prints the same figures | | |
| 67 | 67 | <!--/nutrition_panels--> | |
| 68 | 68 | ||
| 69 | 69 | ## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values--> | |
| 70 | 70 | | panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note | | |
| 71 | 71 | | ------------ | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------- | | |
| 72 | 72 | | ca-label-90g | energy_kcal | 130 | exact | | | Calories / Calories 130 | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 73 | 73 | | ca-label-90g | energy_kj | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | The Canadian table declares Calories only | | |
| 74 | 74 | | ca-label-90g | fat_g | 2 | exact | | 3 | Fat / Lipides 2 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 75 | 75 | | ca-label-90g | saturated_fat_g | 0.2 | exact | | | Saturated / saturés 0.2 g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 1 % Daily Value | | |
| 76 | 76 | | ca-label-90g | trans_fat_g | 0 | exact | | | + Trans / trans 0 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 77 | 77 | | ca-label-90g | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | | | Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 78 | 78 | | ca-label-90g | sodium_mg | 0 | exact | | 0 | Sodium / Sodium 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 79 | 79 | | ca-label-90g | salt_g | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | Sodium is declared, salt is not | | |
| 80 | 80 | | ca-label-90g | carbohydrate_g | 24 | exact | | 8 | Carbohydrate / Glucides 24 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 81 | 81 | | ca-label-90g | fibre_g | 2 | exact | | 8 | Fibre / Fibres 2 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 82 | 82 | | ca-label-90g | sugars_g | 0 | exact | | | Sugars / Sucres 0 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 83 | 83 | | ca-label-90g | protein_g | 2 | exact | | | Protein / Protéines 2 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 84 | 84 | <!--/nutrition_values--> | |
| 85 | 85 | ||
| 86 | 86 | ## Label claims <!--claims--> | |
| 87 | 87 | | observation | claim | kind | source | note | | |
| 88 | 88 | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 89 | 89 | | ca-label | Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes | label | ^off | Green badge on the front photo | | |
| 90 | 90 | | maker-2016 | No artificial colours or preservatives | manufacturer | ^mars-2016 | Maker's product description; a declaration, not an independent certification by us | | |
| 91 | 91 | <!--/claims--> | |
| 92 | 92 | ||
| 93 | 93 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 94 | 94 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 95 | 95 | | ----------- | --------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | | |
| 96 | 96 | | ca-label | nutrition | unknown | The panel continues with vitamin A 0 %, vitamin C 0 % and further % Daily Value rows for calcium and iron; the photos crop the bottom rows, so the calcium and iron percentages cannot be matched to their rows exactly | ^off | | |
| 97 | 97 | | ca-label | packaging | unknown | The small front badge under "Perfect in 2 minutes" (a no-artificial-ingredients statement in English and French) is too small in the front photo to transcribe exactly | ^off | | |
| 98 | 98 | | ca-label | identity | unknown | No country-of-origin statement or company imprint is visible in the available photos; no back-panel photo exists | ^off | | |
| 99 | 99 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 100 | 100 | ||
| 101 | 101 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 102 | 102 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 103 | 103 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-26 | |
| 104 | 104 | note: New entry from the wanted list (named by family/ben-s-original-bistro-express); ingredients and nutrition read from the Open Food Facts photos and matched to the maker's archived 2016 Canadian product page. | |
| 105 | 105 | <!--/research--> | |
| 106 | 106 | ||
| 107 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 108 | + | | 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 | | |
| 109 | + | | ------------------------ | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- | | |
| 110 | + | | front-7ce90d02.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496223083 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496223083 | front_fr | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/622/3083/front_fr.4.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T17:37:20.854Z | 0058496223083 | barcode | 1 | 899 | 1200 | 899 | 1200 | | | | |
| 111 | + | | ingredients-45081bc3.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496223083 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496223083 | ingredients_fr | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/622/3083/ingredients_fr.7.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T17:37:29.380Z | 0058496223083 | barcode | 1 | 2817 | 1196 | 1600 | 679 | | | | |
| 112 | + | | nutrition-0590bbed.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496223083 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496223083 | nutrition_fr | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/622/3083/nutrition_fr.17.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T17:37:30.515Z | 0058496223083 | barcode | 1 | 627 | 745 | 673 | 800 | true | | | |
| 113 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 114 | + | ||
| 107 | 115 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 108 | 116 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 109 | 117 | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 110 | 118 | | off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496223083 | Open Food Facts: Bistro Express bruns à grains entiers (0058496223083) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496223083 | Front, ingredients and nutrition photos of 2018-06-26 and 2020-09-16 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 111 | 119 | | off-succ | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459383 | Open Food Facts: Ben's Original Bistro Express Whole Grain Brown Rice (0058496459383) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496459383 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 112 | 120 | | mars-2016 | https://web.archive.org/web/20160419045217/http://unclebens.ca:80/product/wholegrain-brown/ | Uncle Ben's Canada: Wholegrain Brown (archived 2016-04-19) | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | 2016 | | Ingredients; cooking instructions | | | | | |
| 113 | 121 | | bens-ca | https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-wholegrain-brown-rice-250g-pouch | BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Wholegrain Brown Rice, 250g | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 114 | 122 | | metro-succ | https://www.metro.ca/en/online-grocery/aisles/pantry/wholegrain-brown-rice/p/058496459383 | Wholegrain Brown Rice, Bistro Express - Metro | 2026-09-26 | Metro | retailer | | 058496459383 | | | | | | |
| 115 | 123 | | epicerie | https://www.epiceriebasprix.ca/product-page/uncle-bens-entier | Uncle Bens Entier - Épicerie à bas prix | 2026-09-26 | Épicerie à bas prix | retailer | | 058496223083 | SKU line and schema.org product data | | | | | |
| 116 | 124 | | amazon-ca | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01J3VTVEW | Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice, 250 Gram | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B01J3VTVEW | | | | | | |
| 117 | 125 | | 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 | | | |
| 118 | 126 | | wp-mars-canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Canada | Mars Canada | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 119 | 127 | | 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 | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | 2021-11-17 | | | | | | | |
| 120 | 128 | <!--/references--> | |
| 121 | 129 | ||
| 122 | 130 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 123 | 131 | Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat whole grain brown parboiled rice cooked with canola and/or sunflower oil, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[^off] Mars Canada, which ran the Canadian Uncle Ben's site, listed the same three ingredients on its 2016 product page and described the rice as free of artificial colours and preservatives, heated in the pouch in a microwave for 90 seconds or in a skillet.[^mars-2016][^wp-mars-canada] A 90 g serving declares 130 Calories, 2 g of fat, 2 g of fibre and no sodium.[^off] The discount grocer Épicerie à bas prix and Amazon.ca still list the Uncle Ben's pouch.[^epicerie][^amazon-ca] | |
| 124 | 132 | ||
| 125 | 133 | The brand was renamed Ben's Original in 2020, and the renamed packs became widely available in Canada in 2021.[^wp-bens][^mars-ca-2021] Mars Canada now sells the Ben's Original Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice 250 g pouch, which carries UPC 058496459383.[^bens-ca][^metro-succ][^off-succ] | |
| 126 | 134 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown 250 g <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00058496223083
name: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown 250 g
name.fr: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express brun à grains entiers 250 g
family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express
default_observation: ca-label
summary: 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat whole grain brown parboiled rice, 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
status: discontinued
last_seen: 2026-09-26
last_seen_note: Épicerie à bas prix listed this UPC at CAD 2.00 on 2026-09-26; the maker's Canadian site now shows the Ben's Original pack of the same rice and size
superseded_by: 00058496459383
superseded_note: The Ben's Original Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice 250 g pouch carries UPC 058496459383 (Metro.ca listing URL and Open Food Facts record); the link is derived from matching line, variety and net content
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | sourced | ^mars-2016 | The 2016 unclebens.ca page for this product names Mars Canada Inc., P.O. Box 640, Bolton, Ontario as site owner and is signed "© 2016 Mars Canada" |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | sourced | ^mars-2016 | The 2016 unclebens.ca page names the trademarks as those of Mars, Incorporated and its affiliates; Wikipedia lists Uncle Ben's among Mars Canada's brands |
| 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 and ran the Canadian Uncle Ben's site per its 2016 product page |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| CA | printed | ^off | Bilingual English/French front and Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with % Daily Value / % valeur quotidienne and TM/MC marks, read from the Open Food Facts photos | 2020-09-16 | | | |
| CA | sourced | ^epicerie | Épicerie à bas prix product page "Uncle Bens Entier" with SKU 058496223083, shown in stock | 2026-09-26 | | | CAD 2.00 |
| CA | derived | ^amazon-ca | Amazon.ca listing B01J3VTVEW "Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice, 250 Gram" under Grocery & Gourmet Food › Rice Dishes, matching brand, line, variety and 250 g; no barcode shown; currently unavailable | 2026-09-26 | new | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Bistro Express bruns à grains entiers | name | fr | | |
| Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice | search | en | | |
| Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Whole Grain Brown Rice | search | en | | |
| Uncle Bens Entier | 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-label | | 1 | WATER | known |
| ingredient/parboiled-rice | | label | Wholegrain brown | | | CA | | | ^off | rice | ca-label | | 2 | WHOLEGRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE | known |
| ingredient/canola-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^off | canola-oil | ca-label | | 3 | CANOLA OIL | known |
| ingredient/sunflower-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^off | sunflower-oil | ca-label | | 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-label | Canadian bilingual Uncle Ben's pouch with portrait (front, ingredients and nutrition photos) | label | CA | | | | 2020-09-16 | supported | INGREDIENTS: WATER, WHOLEGRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL. INGRÉDIENTS : EAU, RIZ BRUN À GRAINS ENTIERS ÉTUVÉ, HUILE DE CANOLA ET/OU HUILE DE TOURNESOL. | listed | | ^off | Front (899×1200), ingredients (2817×1196) and nutrition (899×1200) photos uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2018-06-26; a second nutrition photo (627×745) of 2020-09-16 shows the same values. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates | 250 g | | | pouch | |
| maker-2016 | Uncle Ben's Canada product page "Wholegrain Brown" (archived 2016-04-19) | label | CA | en | | | 2016-04-19 | supported | WATER, WHOLE GRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL | listed | | ^mars-2016 | The maker's published ingredient statement for the Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown pouch, whose pack image on the page is named Bistro-Express-Wholegrain-Brown-250g; the page prints no barcode. The list matches the photographed label | | | | pouch | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ------------ | ----------- | ----------------- | ----- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-label-90g | ca-label | Per 125 mL (90 g) | 90 g | as_sold | Per 125 mL (90 g) / pour 125 mL (90 g) of the ready-to-heat rice | transcribed | | ^off | Transcribed from the 899×1200 nutrition photo of 2018-06-26 and checked against the 627×745 photo of 2020-09-16, which prints the same figures |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ------------ | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| ca-label-90g | energy_kcal | 130 | exact | | | Calories / Calories 130 | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-90g | energy_kj | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | The Canadian table declares Calories only |
| ca-label-90g | fat_g | 2 | exact | | 3 | Fat / Lipides 2 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-90g | saturated_fat_g | 0.2 | exact | | | Saturated / saturés 0.2 g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 1 % Daily Value |
| ca-label-90g | trans_fat_g | 0 | exact | | | + Trans / trans 0 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-90g | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | | | Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-90g | sodium_mg | 0 | exact | | 0 | Sodium / Sodium 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-90g | salt_g | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | Sodium is declared, salt is not |
| ca-label-90g | carbohydrate_g | 24 | exact | | 8 | Carbohydrate / Glucides 24 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-90g | fibre_g | 2 | exact | | 8 | Fibre / Fibres 2 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-90g | sugars_g | 0 | exact | | | Sugars / Sucres 0 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-90g | protein_g | 2 | exact | | | Protein / Protéines 2 g | known | printed | ^off | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-label | Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes | label | ^off | Green badge on the front photo |
| maker-2016 | No artificial colours or preservatives | manufacturer | ^mars-2016 | Maker's product description; a declaration, not an independent certification by us |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | --------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
| ca-label | nutrition | unknown | The panel continues with vitamin A 0 %, vitamin C 0 % and further % Daily Value rows for calcium and iron; the photos crop the bottom rows, so the calcium and iron percentages cannot be matched to their rows exactly | ^off |
| ca-label | packaging | unknown | The small front badge under "Perfect in 2 minutes" (a no-artificial-ingredients statement in English and French) is too small in the front photo to transcribe exactly | ^off |
| ca-label | identity | unknown | No country-of-origin statement or company imprint is visible in the available photos; no back-panel photo exists | ^off |
<!--/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 nutrition read from the Open Food Facts photos and matched to the maker's archived 2016 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/0058496223083 | Open Food Facts: Bistro Express bruns à grains entiers (0058496223083) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496223083 | Front, ingredients and nutrition photos of 2018-06-26 and 2020-09-16 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-succ | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459383 | Open Food Facts: Ben's Original Bistro Express Whole Grain Brown Rice (0058496459383) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496459383 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| mars-2016 | https://web.archive.org/web/20160419045217/http://unclebens.ca:80/product/wholegrain-brown/ | Uncle Ben's Canada: Wholegrain Brown (archived 2016-04-19) | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | 2016 | | Ingredients; cooking instructions | | | |
| bens-ca | https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-wholegrain-brown-rice-250g-pouch | BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Wholegrain Brown Rice, 250g | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| metro-succ | https://www.metro.ca/en/online-grocery/aisles/pantry/wholegrain-brown-rice/p/058496459383 | Wholegrain Brown Rice, Bistro Express - Metro | 2026-09-26 | Metro | retailer | | 058496459383 | | | | |
| epicerie | https://www.epiceriebasprix.ca/product-page/uncle-bens-entier | Uncle Bens Entier - Épicerie à bas prix | 2026-09-26 | Épicerie à bas prix | retailer | | 058496223083 | SKU line and schema.org product data | | | |
| amazon-ca | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01J3VTVEW | Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice, 250 Gram | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B01J3VTVEW | | | | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | 2021-11-17 | | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat whole grain brown parboiled rice cooked with canola and/or sunflower oil, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[^off] Mars Canada, which ran the Canadian Uncle Ben's site, listed the same three ingredients on its 2016 product page and described the rice as free of artificial colours and preservatives, heated in the pouch in a microwave for 90 seconds or in a skillet.[^mars-2016][^wp-mars-canada] A 90 g serving declares 130 Calories, 2 g of fat, 2 g of fibre and no sodium.[^off] The discount grocer Épicerie à bas prix and Amazon.ca still list the Uncle Ben's pouch.[^epicerie][^amazon-ca]
The brand was renamed Ben's Original in 2020, and the renamed packs became widely available in Canada in 2021.[^wp-bens][^mars-ca-2021] Mars Canada now sells the Ben's Original Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice 250 g pouch, which carries UPC 058496459383.[^bens-ca][^metro-succ][^off-succ]
<!--/about-->