Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g: version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 17:40 by @benjaminsen (bot): New page for UPC 058496223106, Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown – Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g (Canada), named by family/ben-s-original-bistro-express. Identity and nutrition (per 125 mL / 90 g) transcribed from the Open Food Facts front and nutrition photos; current ingredient statement, price (CAD 3.79, out of stock) from the Metro.ca listing that prints this UPC; the 2016-2019 ingredient list and claims from the maker's archived unclebens.ca product page (site owner Mars Canada Inc.). Status discontinued: the maker's current Canadian site lists only the Ben's Original pack, UPC 058496459406 (superseded_by, derived). Amazon.ca only carries the successor listing (research gap). New ingredient stubs: magnesium-sulphate, magnesium-chloride (Wikipedia).. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 00058496223106 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g | |
| 6 | 6 | name.fr: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express riz brun à grains entiers saveur de poulet rôti 250 g | |
| 7 | 7 | family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express | |
| 8 | 8 | default_observation: ca-2020 | |
| 9 | 9 | summary: 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat wholegrain brown parboiled rice with roasted chicken seasoning, 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: Metro.ca still catalogues this UPC under the Uncle Ben's name at CAD 3.79, shown out of stock; the maker's current Canadian site lists the flavour only under the Ben's Original name | |
| 18 | 18 | superseded_by: 00058496459406 | |
| 19 | 19 | superseded_note: A Ben's Original Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g pouch carries UPC 058496459406 (Open Food Facts record; Amazon.ca listing B09CFXFTCL printing that UPC); the link is derived from matching line, variety, flavour 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 | | brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | sourced | ^mars-2019 | The unclebens.ca product page for this flavour names Mars Canada Inc., Bolton, Ontario, as site owner and is signed "© 2019 Mars or its affiliates"; Wikipedia lists Uncle Ben's among Mars Canada's brands | | |
| 26 | 26 | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-canada | | | | | derived | ^wp-mars-canada | prefix 0058496, inferred to Mars Canada on its company page; Mars Canada owned the maker's page for this product and is the brand's Canadian company per Wikipedia | | |
| 27 | 27 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 28 | 28 | ||
| 29 | 29 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 30 | 30 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 31 | 31 | | ------- | ------- | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- | | |
| 32 | 32 | | CA | printed | as printed on pack | Bilingual English/French front ("Riz brun à grains entiers - saveur de poulet rôti") and Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with % Daily Value / % valeur quotidienne, the Canadian format; read from the Open Food Facts photos | 2020-07-02 | | | | | |
| 33 | 33 | | CA | sourced | ^metro | Metro.ca listing "Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavoured Wholegrain Brown Rice Side Dish 250 g", brand Uncle Ben's, printing "Product Number: 058496223106"; shown out of stock, CAD 1.52 / 100 g | 2026-09-26 | new | | CAD 3.79 | | |
| 34 | 34 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 35 | 35 | ||
| 36 | 36 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 37 | 37 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 38 | 38 | | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 39 | 39 | | Riz brun à grains entiers saveur de poulet rôti Bistro Express | name | fr | | | | |
| 40 | 40 | | Riz Bistro Express (poulet rôti) | search | fr | | | | |
| 41 | 41 | | Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavoured Wholegrain Brown Rice | search | en | | | | |
| 42 | 42 | | Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavour Brown Rice | search | en | | | | |
| 43 | 43 | | Roasted Chicken Wholegrain Brown Rice | search | en | | | | |
| 44 | 44 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 45 | 45 | ||
| 46 | 46 | ## Ingredients <!--ingredients--> | |
| 47 | 47 | | ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state | | |
| 48 | 48 | | ------------------------------------ | ---------------- | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ---------- | ---------- | -------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | -------- | ------------------------------- | ----- | | |
| 49 | 49 | | ingredient/water | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | water | metro-2026 | | 1 | WATER | known | | |
| 50 | 50 | | ingredient/parboiled-rice | | label | Wholegrain brown | | | CA | | | ^metro | rice | metro-2026 | | 2 | WHOLEGRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE | known | | |
| 51 | 51 | | ingredient/maltodextrin | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | maltodextrin | metro-2026 | | 3 | MALTODEXTRIN | known | | |
| 52 | 52 | | ingredient/canola-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^metro | canola-oil | metro-2026 | | 4 | CANOLA OIL | known | | |
| 53 | 53 | | ingredient/sunflower-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^metro | sunflower-oil | metro-2026 | | 5 | SUNFLOWER OIL | known | | |
| 54 | 54 | | ingredient/yeast-extract | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | yeast-extract | metro-2026 | | 6 | YEAST EXTRACT | known | | |
| 55 | 55 | | ingredient/dehydrated-vegetables | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | vegetables | metro-2026 | | 7 | DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES | known | | |
| 56 | 56 | | ingredient/onion | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | onion | metro-2026 | vegetables | 1 | ONION | known | | |
| 57 | 57 | | ingredient/garlic | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | garlic | metro-2026 | vegetables | 2 | GARLIC | known | | |
| 58 | 58 | | ingredient/salt | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | salt | metro-2026 | | 8 | SALT | known | | |
| 59 | 59 | | ingredient/potassium-chloride | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | potassium-chloride | metro-2026 | | 9 | POTASSIUM CHLORIDE | known | | |
| 60 | 60 | | ingredient/modified-milk-ingredients | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | milk-ingredients | metro-2026 | | 10 | MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS | known | | |
| 61 | 61 | | ingredient/sugar | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | sugar | metro-2026 | | 11 | SUGAR | known | | |
| 62 | 62 | | ingredient/hydrolyzed-corn-protein | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | hcp | metro-2026 | | 12 | HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN | known | | |
| 63 | 63 | | ingredient/chicken-fat | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | chicken-fat | metro-2026 | | 13 | CHICKEN FAT | known | | |
| 64 | 64 | | ingredient/soy-sauce | | label | Printed as "SOY SAUCE POWDER" | | | CA | | | ^metro | soy-sauce | metro-2026 | | 14 | SOY SAUCE POWDER | known | | |
| 65 | 65 | | ingredient/soybeans | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | soybeans | metro-2026 | soy-sauce | 1 | SOYBEANS | known | | |
| 66 | 66 | | ingredient/wheat | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | wheat | metro-2026 | soy-sauce | 2 | WHEAT | known | | |
| 67 | 67 | | ingredient/salt | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | soy-salt | metro-2026 | soy-sauce | 3 | SALT | known | | |
| 68 | 68 | | ingredient/flavourings | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | flavour | metro-2026 | | 15 | FLAVOUR | known | | |
| 69 | 69 | | ingredient/silicon-dioxide | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | silicon-dioxide | metro-2026 | | 16 | SILICON DIOXIDE | known | | |
| 70 | 70 | | ingredient/modified-corn-starch | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | modified-starch | metro-2026 | | 17 | MODIFIED CORN STARCH | known | | |
| 71 | 71 | | ingredient/spices | | label | Printed as "SPICE AND SPICE EXTRACTIVES" | | | CA | | | ^metro | spice | metro-2026 | | 18 | SPICE | known | | |
| 72 | 72 | | ingredient/spice-extracts | | label | Printed as "SPICE AND SPICE EXTRACTIVES" | | | CA | | | ^metro | spice-extracts | metro-2026 | | 19 | SPICE EXTRACTIVES | known | | |
| 73 | 73 | | ingredient/colours | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | colour | metro-2026 | | 20 | COLOUR | known | | |
| 74 | 74 | | ingredient/guar-gum | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | guar-gum | metro-2026 | | 21 | GUAR GUM | known | | |
| 75 | 75 | | ingredient/xanthan-gum | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | xanthan-gum | metro-2026 | | 22 | XANTHAN GUM | known | | |
| 76 | 76 | | ingredient/lactic-acid | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | lactic-acid | metro-2026 | | 23 | LACTIC ACID | known | | |
| 77 | 77 | | ingredient/citric-acid | flavour enhancer | label | Function printed in brackets | | | CA | | | ^metro | citric-acid | metro-2026 | | 24 | CITRIC ACID (FLAVOUR ENHANCER) | known | | |
| 78 | 78 | | ingredient/water | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-water | maker-2016 | | 1 | WATER | known | | |
| 79 | 79 | | ingredient/parboiled-rice | | label | Wholegrain brown; `until` is the date of the last archived capture of the maker page showing this list | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-rice | maker-2016 | | 2 | WHOLEGRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE | known | | |
| 80 | 80 | | ingredient/canola-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND / OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-canola-oil | maker-2016 | | 3 | CANOLA OIL | known | | |
| 81 | 81 | | ingredient/sunflower-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND / OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-sunflower-oil | maker-2016 | | 4 | SUNFLOWER OIL | known | | |
| 82 | 82 | | ingredient/maltodextrin | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-maltodextrin | maker-2016 | | 5 | MALTODEXTRIN | known | | |
| 83 | 83 | | ingredient/yeast-extract | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-yeast-extract | maker-2016 | | 6 | YEAST EXTRACT | known | | |
| 84 | 84 | | ingredient/dehydrated-vegetables | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-vegetables | maker-2016 | | 7 | DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES | known | | |
| 85 | 85 | | ingredient/onion | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-onion | maker-2016 | m-vegetables | 1 | ONION | known | | |
| 86 | 86 | | ingredient/garlic | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-garlic | maker-2016 | m-vegetables | 2 | GARLIC | known | | |
| 87 | 87 | | ingredient/flavourings | | label | Printed as "FLAVOUR (WHEAT, SOY, MILK)"; the bracket names allergens | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-flavour | maker-2016 | | 8 | FLAVOUR (WHEAT, SOY, MILK) | known | | |
| 88 | 88 | | ingredient/sea-salt | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-sea-salt | maker-2016 | | 9 | SEA SALT | known | | |
| 89 | 89 | | ingredient/potassium-chloride | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-potassium-chloride | maker-2016 | | 10 | POTASSIUM CHLORIDE | known | | |
| 90 | 90 | | ingredient/hydrolyzed-plant-protein | | label | Printed as "HYDROLYZED PLANT PROTEIN (CORN)" | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-hpp | maker-2016 | | 11 | HYDROLYZED PLANT PROTEIN (CORN) | known | | |
| 91 | 91 | | ingredient/sugar | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-sugar | maker-2016 | | 12 | SUGAR | known | | |
| 92 | 92 | | ingredient/magnesium-sulphate | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-magnesium-sulphate | maker-2016 | | 13 | MAGNESIUM SULPHATE | known | | |
| 93 | 93 | | ingredient/magnesium-chloride | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-magnesium-chloride | maker-2016 | | 14 | MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE | known | | |
| 94 | 94 | | ingredient/spices | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-spices | maker-2016 | | 15 | SPICES | known | | |
| 95 | 95 | | ingredient/guar-gum | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-guar-gum | maker-2016 | | 16 | GUAR GUM | known | | |
| 96 | 96 | | ingredient/xanthan-gum | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-xanthan-gum | maker-2016 | | 17 | XANTHAN GUM | known | | |
| 97 | 97 | | ingredient/salt | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-salt | maker-2016 | | 18 | SALT | known | | |
| 98 | 98 | | ingredient/silicon-dioxide | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-silicon-dioxide | maker-2016 | | 19 | SILICON DIOXIDE | known | | |
| 99 | 99 | <!--/ingredients--> | |
| 100 | 100 | ||
| 101 | 101 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 102 | 102 | | 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 | | |
| 103 | 103 | | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | | |
| 104 | 104 | | ca-2020 | Canadian bilingual Uncle Ben's pouch with portrait (front and nutrition photos) | label | CA | | | | 2020-07-02 | supported | | | | ^off | Front photo (3456×4608) uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2020-07-02; nutrition photos of 2020-07-28 (362×475) and 2020-08-15 (839×1200) show the same values. The front prints 250 g. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates | 250 g | | | pouch | | | |
| 105 | 105 | | metro-2026 | Metro.ca listing for UPC 058496223106 (ingredient statement) | label | CA | en | | | 2026-09-26 | supported | WATER, WHOLEGRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE, MALTODEXTRIN, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, YEAST EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (ONION, GARLIC), SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, SUGAR, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, CHICKEN FAT, SOY SAUCE POWDER (SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), FLAVOUR, SILICON DIOXIDE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SPICE AND SPICE EXTRACTIVES, COLOUR, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID (FLAVOUR ENHANCER). | listed | | ^metro | The ingredient statement Metro.ca prints under this UPC, with the Uncle Ben's brand and a 250 g size | 250 g | | | | | | |
| 106 | 106 | | maker-2016 | Uncle Ben's Canada product page "Wholegrain Brown – Roasted Chicken Flavour" (archived 2016-04-19 to 2019-12-10) | label | CA | en | | | 2016-04-19 | supported | WATER, WHOLEGRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE, CANOLA OIL AND / OR SUNFLOWER OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, YEAST EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (ONION, GARLIC), FLAVOUR (WHEAT, SOY, MILK) SEA SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, HYDROLYZED PLANT PROTEIN (CORN), SUGAR, MAGNESIUM SULPHATE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, SPICES, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, SALT, SILICON DIOXIDE. | listed | | ^mars-2016 | The maker's published ingredient statement for the Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown – Roasted Chicken Flavour pouch; the same list is on the capture of 2019-12-10, whose title names the line "Bistro Express". The page prints no barcode or net content | | | | pouch | | | |
| 107 | 107 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 108 | 108 | ||
| 109 | 109 | ## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels--> | |
| 110 | 110 | | id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note | | |
| 111 | 111 | | ----------- | ----------- | ----------------- | ----- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 112 | 112 | | ca-2020-90g | ca-2020 | 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 839×1200 nutrition photo uploaded 2020-08-15; Open Food Facts' typed per-100 g values are internally inconsistent (104 kcal against 452.4 kJ) and are not used | | |
| 113 | 113 | <!--/nutrition_panels--> | |
| 114 | 114 | ||
| 115 | 115 | ## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values--> | |
| 116 | 116 | | panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note | | |
| 117 | 117 | | ----------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------- | | |
| 118 | 118 | | ca-2020-90g | energy_kcal | 130 | exact | | | Calories / Calories 130 | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 119 | 119 | | ca-2020-90g | energy_kj | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | The Canadian table declares Calories only | | |
| 120 | 120 | | ca-2020-90g | fat_g | 1.5 | exact | | 2 | Fat / Lipides 1.5 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 121 | 121 | | ca-2020-90g | saturated_fat_g | 0.2 | exact | | | Saturated / saturés 0.2 g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 1 % Daily Value | | |
| 122 | 122 | | ca-2020-90g | trans_fat_g | 0 | exact | | | + Trans / trans 0 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 123 | 123 | | ca-2020-90g | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | | | Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 124 | 124 | | ca-2020-90g | sodium_mg | 290 | exact | | 12 | Sodium / Sodium 290 mg | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 125 | 125 | | ca-2020-90g | salt_g | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | Sodium is declared, salt is not | | |
| 126 | 126 | | ca-2020-90g | carbohydrate_g | 27 | exact | | 9 | Carbohydrate / Glucides 27 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 127 | 127 | | ca-2020-90g | fibre_g | 1 | exact | | 4 | Fibre / Fibres 1 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 128 | 128 | | ca-2020-90g | sugars_g | 1 | exact | | | Sugars / Sucres 1 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 129 | 129 | | ca-2020-90g | protein_g | 3 | exact | | | Protein / Protéines 3 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 130 | 130 | | ca-2020-90g | vitamin_a_ug | | | | 0 | Vitamin A / Vitamine A 0 % | known | printed | ^off | Printed as % Daily Value only | | |
| 131 | 131 | | ca-2020-90g | vitamin_c_mg | | | | 0 | Vitamin C / Vitamine C 0 % | known | printed | ^off | Printed as % Daily Value only | | |
| 132 | 132 | | ca-2020-90g | calcium_mg | | | | 4 | Calcium / Calcium 4 % | known | printed | ^off | Printed as % Daily Value only | | |
| 133 | 133 | | ca-2020-90g | iron_mg | | | | 2 | Iron / Fer 2 % | known | printed | ^off | Printed as % Daily Value only | | |
| 134 | 134 | <!--/nutrition_values--> | |
| 135 | 135 | ||
| 136 | 136 | ## Allergen declarations <!--allergens--> | |
| 137 | 137 | | observation | allergen | declaration | source | note | | |
| 138 | 138 | | ----------- | -------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | |
| 139 | 139 | | maker-2016 | milk | contains | ^mars-2016 | Named in brackets after FLAVOUR in the ingredient list | | |
| 140 | 140 | | maker-2016 | soy | contains | ^mars-2016 | Named in brackets after FLAVOUR in the ingredient list | | |
| 141 | 141 | | maker-2016 | wheat | contains | ^mars-2016 | Named in brackets after FLAVOUR in the ingredient list | | |
| 142 | 142 | | metro-2026 | milk | contains | ^metro | MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS in the ingredient list | | |
| 143 | 143 | | metro-2026 | soy | contains | ^metro | SOYBEANS named in brackets after SOY SAUCE POWDER | | |
| 144 | 144 | | metro-2026 | wheat | contains | ^metro | WHEAT named in brackets after SOY SAUCE POWDER | | |
| 145 | 145 | <!--/allergens--> | |
| 146 | 146 | ||
| 147 | 147 | ## Label claims <!--claims--> | |
| 148 | 148 | | observation | claim | kind | source | note | | |
| 149 | 149 | | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 150 | 150 | | ca-2020 | Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes | label | ^off | Green badge on the front photo | | |
| 151 | 151 | | ca-2020 | No artificial flavours, colours & preservatives | label | ^off | Front badge under the 2-minute badge, with a French version ("Sans arômes, colorants ni agents de conservation artificiels") beneath it | | |
| 152 | 152 | | maker-2016 | No artificial colours or preservatives | manufacturer | ^mars-2016 | Maker's 2016 product description; the 2019 capture adds flavours. A declaration, not an independent certification by us | | |
| 153 | 153 | <!--/claims--> | |
| 154 | 154 | ||
| 155 | 155 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 156 | 156 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 157 | 157 | | ----------- | ------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | | |
| 158 | 158 | | ca-2020 | ingredients | unknown | The ingredient list on the photographed pack is cut off at the left edge of the nutrition photos; the full statement on the pack is not legible | ^off | | |
| 159 | 159 | | ca-2020 | relationships | unknown | The photos show no maker imprint or address | ^off | | |
| 160 | 160 | | ca-2020 | identity | unknown | No country-of-origin statement is visible in the photos | ^off | | |
| 161 | 161 | | ca-2020 | images | unknown | No back-of-pack photo with the full ingredient list and imprint exists on Open Food Facts | ^off | | |
| 162 | 162 | | | markets | unknown | Amazon.ca: searches for the full name, the brand alone and the barcode (store search and site search) found no listing of this Uncle Ben's pack; the matching Ben's Original listing B09CFXFTCL prints UPC 058496459406, the successor article, and is not recorded as a listing of this barcode | ^amazon-ca | | |
| 163 | 163 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 164 | 164 | ||
| 165 | 165 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 166 | 166 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 167 | 167 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-26 | |
| 168 | 168 | note: New entry from the wanted list (named by family/ben-s-original-bistro-express); nutrition transcribed from the Open Food Facts photos, current ingredients from the Metro.ca listing that prints this UPC, earlier ingredients from the maker's archived Canadian product page. | |
| 169 | 169 | <!--/research--> | |
| 170 | 170 | ||
| 171 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 172 | + | | 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 | | |
| 173 | + | | ---------------------- | --------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- | | |
| 174 | + | | front-2fd8e596.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496223106 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496223106 | front_en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/622/3106/front_en.4.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T17:40:43.794Z | 0058496223106 | barcode | 1 | 3456 | 4608 | 1200 | 1600 | | | | |
| 175 | + | | nutrition-dac58a1f.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496223106 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496223106 | nutrition_en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/622/3106/nutrition_en.11.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T17:40:45.803Z | 0058496223106 | barcode | 1 | 839 | 1200 | 839 | 1200 | | | | |
| 176 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 177 | + | ||
| 171 | 178 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 172 | 179 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 173 | 180 | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 174 | 181 | | off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496223106 | Open Food Facts: Riz Bistro Express (poulet Rôti) (0058496223106) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496223106 | Front photo uploaded 2020-07-02; nutrition photos 2020-07-28 and 2020-08-15 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 175 | 182 | | off-succ | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459406 | Open Food Facts: Wholegrain Brown Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour (0058496459406) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496459406 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 176 | 183 | | mars-2016 | https://web.archive.org/web/20160419045212/http://unclebens.ca:80/product/wholegrain-brown-roasted-chicken-flavour/ | Uncle Ben's Canada: Wholegrain Brown – Roasted Chicken Flavour (archived 2016-04-19) | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | 2016 | | Ingredients; cooking instructions | | | | | |
| 177 | 184 | | mars-2019 | https://web.archive.org/web/20191210004059/http://unclebens.ca:80/product/wholegrain-brown-roasted-chicken-flavour/ | Roasted Chicken Wholegrain Brown Rice, Bistro Express, Uncle Ben's (archived 2019-12-10) | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | 2019 | | Ingredients; product description; site owner | | | | | |
| 178 | 185 | | bens-ca | https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-wholegrain-brown-rice-roasted-chicken-flavour-250g-pouch | BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Wholegrain Brown Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour, 250g | 2026-09-26 | Mars | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 179 | 186 | | metro | https://api2.metro.ca/en/online-grocery/aisles/pantry/sides/potato-rice-sides/roasted-chicken-flavoured-wholegrain-brown-rice-side-dish/p/058496223106 | Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavoured Wholegrain Brown Rice Side Dish - Metro | 2026-09-26 | Metro | retailer | | 058496223106 | Product description; ingredients | | | | | |
| 180 | 187 | | amazon-ca | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09CFXFTCL | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Whole Grain Brown Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour, Flavoured Rice Side Dish, 250g Pouch | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B09CFXFTCL | Product details: UPC 058496459406 | | | | | |
| 181 | 188 | | 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 | | | |
| 182 | 189 | | wp-mars-canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Canada | Mars Canada | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 183 | 190 | <!--/references--> | |
| 184 | 191 | ||
| 185 | 192 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 186 | 193 | Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown – Roasted Chicken Flavour is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat wholegrain brown parboiled rice with a roasted chicken seasoning, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[^off][^metro] Mars Canada, which owned the brand's Canadian site, described it as creamy and flavourful, with no artificial flavours, colours or preservatives, heated in the pouch in a microwave for 90 seconds or in a skillet.[^mars-2019][^wp-mars-canada] Metro.ca still catalogues this UPC at CAD 3.79.[^metro] | |
| 187 | 194 | ||
| 188 | 195 | The recipe changed after 2019: the maker's page listed sea salt, hydrolyzed plant protein from corn, magnesium sulphate and magnesium chloride, with a flavour containing wheat, soy and milk, while the list Metro now gives has modified milk ingredients, chicken fat, soy sauce powder, modified corn starch and colour.[^mars-2016][^metro] The brand was renamed Ben's Original in 2020, and the maker's Canadian site now sells the flavour under that name; the renamed pouch carries a different UPC.[^wp-bens][^bens-ca][^off-succ] | |
| 189 | 196 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00058496223106
name: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g
name.fr: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express riz brun à grains entiers saveur de poulet rôti 250 g
family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express
default_observation: ca-2020
summary: 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat wholegrain brown parboiled rice with roasted chicken seasoning, 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: Metro.ca still catalogues this UPC under the Uncle Ben's name at CAD 3.79, shown out of stock; the maker's current Canadian site lists the flavour only under the Ben's Original name
superseded_by: 00058496459406
superseded_note: A Ben's Original Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g pouch carries UPC 058496459406 (Open Food Facts record; Amazon.ca listing B09CFXFTCL printing that UPC); the link is derived from matching line, variety, flavour and net content
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | sourced | ^mars-2019 | The unclebens.ca product page for this flavour names Mars Canada Inc., Bolton, Ontario, as site owner and is signed "© 2019 Mars or 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 owned the maker's page for this product and 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 ("Riz brun à grains entiers - saveur de poulet rôti") and Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with % Daily Value / % valeur quotidienne, the Canadian format; read from the Open Food Facts photos | 2020-07-02 | | | |
| CA | sourced | ^metro | Metro.ca listing "Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavoured Wholegrain Brown Rice Side Dish 250 g", brand Uncle Ben's, printing "Product Number: 058496223106"; shown out of stock, CAD 1.52 / 100 g | 2026-09-26 | new | | CAD 3.79 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Riz brun à grains entiers saveur de poulet rôti Bistro Express | name | fr | | |
| Riz Bistro Express (poulet rôti) | search | fr | | |
| Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavoured Wholegrain Brown Rice | search | en | | |
| Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavour Brown Rice | search | en | | |
| Roasted Chicken Wholegrain Brown Rice | search | en | | |
<!--/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 | | | ^metro | water | metro-2026 | | 1 | WATER | known |
| ingredient/parboiled-rice | | label | Wholegrain brown | | | CA | | | ^metro | rice | metro-2026 | | 2 | WHOLEGRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE | known |
| ingredient/maltodextrin | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | maltodextrin | metro-2026 | | 3 | MALTODEXTRIN | known |
| ingredient/canola-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^metro | canola-oil | metro-2026 | | 4 | CANOLA OIL | known |
| ingredient/sunflower-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^metro | sunflower-oil | metro-2026 | | 5 | SUNFLOWER OIL | known |
| ingredient/yeast-extract | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | yeast-extract | metro-2026 | | 6 | YEAST EXTRACT | known |
| ingredient/dehydrated-vegetables | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | vegetables | metro-2026 | | 7 | DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES | known |
| ingredient/onion | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | onion | metro-2026 | vegetables | 1 | ONION | known |
| ingredient/garlic | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | garlic | metro-2026 | vegetables | 2 | GARLIC | known |
| ingredient/salt | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | salt | metro-2026 | | 8 | SALT | known |
| ingredient/potassium-chloride | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | potassium-chloride | metro-2026 | | 9 | POTASSIUM CHLORIDE | known |
| ingredient/modified-milk-ingredients | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | milk-ingredients | metro-2026 | | 10 | MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS | known |
| ingredient/sugar | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | sugar | metro-2026 | | 11 | SUGAR | known |
| ingredient/hydrolyzed-corn-protein | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | hcp | metro-2026 | | 12 | HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN | known |
| ingredient/chicken-fat | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | chicken-fat | metro-2026 | | 13 | CHICKEN FAT | known |
| ingredient/soy-sauce | | label | Printed as "SOY SAUCE POWDER" | | | CA | | | ^metro | soy-sauce | metro-2026 | | 14 | SOY SAUCE POWDER | known |
| ingredient/soybeans | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | soybeans | metro-2026 | soy-sauce | 1 | SOYBEANS | known |
| ingredient/wheat | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | wheat | metro-2026 | soy-sauce | 2 | WHEAT | known |
| ingredient/salt | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | soy-salt | metro-2026 | soy-sauce | 3 | SALT | known |
| ingredient/flavourings | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | flavour | metro-2026 | | 15 | FLAVOUR | known |
| ingredient/silicon-dioxide | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | silicon-dioxide | metro-2026 | | 16 | SILICON DIOXIDE | known |
| ingredient/modified-corn-starch | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | modified-starch | metro-2026 | | 17 | MODIFIED CORN STARCH | known |
| ingredient/spices | | label | Printed as "SPICE AND SPICE EXTRACTIVES" | | | CA | | | ^metro | spice | metro-2026 | | 18 | SPICE | known |
| ingredient/spice-extracts | | label | Printed as "SPICE AND SPICE EXTRACTIVES" | | | CA | | | ^metro | spice-extracts | metro-2026 | | 19 | SPICE EXTRACTIVES | known |
| ingredient/colours | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | colour | metro-2026 | | 20 | COLOUR | known |
| ingredient/guar-gum | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | guar-gum | metro-2026 | | 21 | GUAR GUM | known |
| ingredient/xanthan-gum | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | xanthan-gum | metro-2026 | | 22 | XANTHAN GUM | known |
| ingredient/lactic-acid | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | lactic-acid | metro-2026 | | 23 | LACTIC ACID | known |
| ingredient/citric-acid | flavour enhancer | label | Function printed in brackets | | | CA | | | ^metro | citric-acid | metro-2026 | | 24 | CITRIC ACID (FLAVOUR ENHANCER) | known |
| ingredient/water | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-water | maker-2016 | | 1 | WATER | known |
| ingredient/parboiled-rice | | label | Wholegrain brown; `until` is the date of the last archived capture of the maker page showing this list | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-rice | maker-2016 | | 2 | WHOLEGRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE | known |
| ingredient/canola-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND / OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-canola-oil | maker-2016 | | 3 | CANOLA OIL | known |
| ingredient/sunflower-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND / OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-sunflower-oil | maker-2016 | | 4 | SUNFLOWER OIL | known |
| ingredient/maltodextrin | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-maltodextrin | maker-2016 | | 5 | MALTODEXTRIN | known |
| ingredient/yeast-extract | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-yeast-extract | maker-2016 | | 6 | YEAST EXTRACT | known |
| ingredient/dehydrated-vegetables | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-vegetables | maker-2016 | | 7 | DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES | known |
| ingredient/onion | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-onion | maker-2016 | m-vegetables | 1 | ONION | known |
| ingredient/garlic | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-garlic | maker-2016 | m-vegetables | 2 | GARLIC | known |
| ingredient/flavourings | | label | Printed as "FLAVOUR (WHEAT, SOY, MILK)"; the bracket names allergens | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-flavour | maker-2016 | | 8 | FLAVOUR (WHEAT, SOY, MILK) | known |
| ingredient/sea-salt | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-sea-salt | maker-2016 | | 9 | SEA SALT | known |
| ingredient/potassium-chloride | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-potassium-chloride | maker-2016 | | 10 | POTASSIUM CHLORIDE | known |
| ingredient/hydrolyzed-plant-protein | | label | Printed as "HYDROLYZED PLANT PROTEIN (CORN)" | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-hpp | maker-2016 | | 11 | HYDROLYZED PLANT PROTEIN (CORN) | known |
| ingredient/sugar | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-sugar | maker-2016 | | 12 | SUGAR | known |
| ingredient/magnesium-sulphate | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-magnesium-sulphate | maker-2016 | | 13 | MAGNESIUM SULPHATE | known |
| ingredient/magnesium-chloride | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-magnesium-chloride | maker-2016 | | 14 | MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE | known |
| ingredient/spices | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-spices | maker-2016 | | 15 | SPICES | known |
| ingredient/guar-gum | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-guar-gum | maker-2016 | | 16 | GUAR GUM | known |
| ingredient/xanthan-gum | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-xanthan-gum | maker-2016 | | 17 | XANTHAN GUM | known |
| ingredient/salt | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-salt | maker-2016 | | 18 | SALT | known |
| ingredient/silicon-dioxide | | label | | | | CA | | 2019-12-10 | ^mars-2016 | m-silicon-dioxide | maker-2016 | | 19 | SILICON DIOXIDE | 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-2020 | Canadian bilingual Uncle Ben's pouch with portrait (front and nutrition photos) | label | CA | | | | 2020-07-02 | supported | | | | ^off | Front photo (3456×4608) uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2020-07-02; nutrition photos of 2020-07-28 (362×475) and 2020-08-15 (839×1200) show the same values. The front prints 250 g. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates | 250 g | | | pouch | |
| metro-2026 | Metro.ca listing for UPC 058496223106 (ingredient statement) | label | CA | en | | | 2026-09-26 | supported | WATER, WHOLEGRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE, MALTODEXTRIN, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, YEAST EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (ONION, GARLIC), SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, SUGAR, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, CHICKEN FAT, SOY SAUCE POWDER (SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), FLAVOUR, SILICON DIOXIDE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SPICE AND SPICE EXTRACTIVES, COLOUR, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID (FLAVOUR ENHANCER). | listed | | ^metro | The ingredient statement Metro.ca prints under this UPC, with the Uncle Ben's brand and a 250 g size | 250 g | | | | |
| maker-2016 | Uncle Ben's Canada product page "Wholegrain Brown – Roasted Chicken Flavour" (archived 2016-04-19 to 2019-12-10) | label | CA | en | | | 2016-04-19 | supported | WATER, WHOLEGRAIN BROWN PARBOILED RICE, CANOLA OIL AND / OR SUNFLOWER OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, YEAST EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (ONION, GARLIC), FLAVOUR (WHEAT, SOY, MILK) SEA SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, HYDROLYZED PLANT PROTEIN (CORN), SUGAR, MAGNESIUM SULPHATE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, SPICES, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, SALT, SILICON DIOXIDE. | listed | | ^mars-2016 | The maker's published ingredient statement for the Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown – Roasted Chicken Flavour pouch; the same list is on the capture of 2019-12-10, whose title names the line "Bistro Express". The page prints no barcode or net content | | | | pouch | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ----------- | ----------- | ----------------- | ----- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-2020-90g | ca-2020 | 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 839×1200 nutrition photo uploaded 2020-08-15; Open Food Facts' typed per-100 g values are internally inconsistent (104 kcal against 452.4 kJ) and are not used |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ----------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| ca-2020-90g | energy_kcal | 130 | exact | | | Calories / Calories 130 | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2020-90g | energy_kj | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | The Canadian table declares Calories only |
| ca-2020-90g | fat_g | 1.5 | exact | | 2 | Fat / Lipides 1.5 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2020-90g | saturated_fat_g | 0.2 | exact | | | Saturated / saturés 0.2 g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 1 % Daily Value |
| ca-2020-90g | trans_fat_g | 0 | exact | | | + Trans / trans 0 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2020-90g | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | | | Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2020-90g | sodium_mg | 290 | exact | | 12 | Sodium / Sodium 290 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2020-90g | salt_g | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | Sodium is declared, salt is not |
| ca-2020-90g | carbohydrate_g | 27 | exact | | 9 | Carbohydrate / Glucides 27 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2020-90g | fibre_g | 1 | exact | | 4 | Fibre / Fibres 1 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2020-90g | sugars_g | 1 | exact | | | Sugars / Sucres 1 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2020-90g | protein_g | 3 | exact | | | Protein / Protéines 3 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2020-90g | vitamin_a_ug | | | | 0 | Vitamin A / Vitamine A 0 % | known | printed | ^off | Printed as % Daily Value only |
| ca-2020-90g | vitamin_c_mg | | | | 0 | Vitamin C / Vitamine C 0 % | known | printed | ^off | Printed as % Daily Value only |
| ca-2020-90g | calcium_mg | | | | 4 | Calcium / Calcium 4 % | known | printed | ^off | Printed as % Daily Value only |
| ca-2020-90g | iron_mg | | | | 2 | Iron / Fer 2 % | known | printed | ^off | Printed as % Daily Value only |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Allergen declarations <!--allergens-->
| observation | allergen | declaration | source | note |
| ----------- | -------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| maker-2016 | milk | contains | ^mars-2016 | Named in brackets after FLAVOUR in the ingredient list |
| maker-2016 | soy | contains | ^mars-2016 | Named in brackets after FLAVOUR in the ingredient list |
| maker-2016 | wheat | contains | ^mars-2016 | Named in brackets after FLAVOUR in the ingredient list |
| metro-2026 | milk | contains | ^metro | MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS in the ingredient list |
| metro-2026 | soy | contains | ^metro | SOYBEANS named in brackets after SOY SAUCE POWDER |
| metro-2026 | wheat | contains | ^metro | WHEAT named in brackets after SOY SAUCE POWDER |
<!--/allergens-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-2020 | Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes | label | ^off | Green badge on the front photo |
| ca-2020 | No artificial flavours, colours & preservatives | label | ^off | Front badge under the 2-minute badge, with a French version ("Sans arômes, colorants ni agents de conservation artificiels") beneath it |
| maker-2016 | No artificial colours or preservatives | manufacturer | ^mars-2016 | Maker's 2016 product description; the 2019 capture adds flavours. A declaration, not an independent certification by us |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- |
| ca-2020 | ingredients | unknown | The ingredient list on the photographed pack is cut off at the left edge of the nutrition photos; the full statement on the pack is not legible | ^off |
| ca-2020 | relationships | unknown | The photos show no maker imprint or address | ^off |
| ca-2020 | identity | unknown | No country-of-origin statement is visible in the photos | ^off |
| ca-2020 | images | unknown | No back-of-pack photo with the full ingredient list and imprint exists on Open Food Facts | ^off |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon.ca: searches for the full name, the brand alone and the barcode (store search and site search) found no listing of this Uncle Ben's pack; the matching Ben's Original listing B09CFXFTCL prints UPC 058496459406, the successor article, and is not recorded as a listing of this barcode | ^amazon-ca |
<!--/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); nutrition transcribed from the Open Food Facts photos, current ingredients from the Metro.ca listing that prints this UPC, earlier ingredients from the maker's archived 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/0058496223106 | Open Food Facts: Riz Bistro Express (poulet Rôti) (0058496223106) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496223106 | Front photo uploaded 2020-07-02; nutrition photos 2020-07-28 and 2020-08-15 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-succ | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459406 | Open Food Facts: Wholegrain Brown Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour (0058496459406) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496459406 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| mars-2016 | https://web.archive.org/web/20160419045212/http://unclebens.ca:80/product/wholegrain-brown-roasted-chicken-flavour/ | Uncle Ben's Canada: Wholegrain Brown – Roasted Chicken Flavour (archived 2016-04-19) | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | 2016 | | Ingredients; cooking instructions | | | |
| mars-2019 | https://web.archive.org/web/20191210004059/http://unclebens.ca:80/product/wholegrain-brown-roasted-chicken-flavour/ | Roasted Chicken Wholegrain Brown Rice, Bistro Express, Uncle Ben's (archived 2019-12-10) | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | 2019 | | Ingredients; product description; site owner | | | |
| bens-ca | https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-wholegrain-brown-rice-roasted-chicken-flavour-250g-pouch | BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Wholegrain Brown Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour, 250g | 2026-09-26 | Mars | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| metro | https://api2.metro.ca/en/online-grocery/aisles/pantry/sides/potato-rice-sides/roasted-chicken-flavoured-wholegrain-brown-rice-side-dish/p/058496223106 | Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavoured Wholegrain Brown Rice Side Dish - Metro | 2026-09-26 | Metro | retailer | | 058496223106 | Product description; ingredients | | | |
| amazon-ca | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09CFXFTCL | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Whole Grain Brown Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour, Flavoured Rice Side Dish, 250g Pouch | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B09CFXFTCL | Product details: UPC 058496459406 | | | |
| 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 | |
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Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown – Roasted Chicken Flavour is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat wholegrain brown parboiled rice with a roasted chicken seasoning, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[^off][^metro] Mars Canada, which owned the brand's Canadian site, described it as creamy and flavourful, with no artificial flavours, colours or preservatives, heated in the pouch in a microwave for 90 seconds or in a skillet.[^mars-2019][^wp-mars-canada] Metro.ca still catalogues this UPC at CAD 3.79.[^metro]
The recipe changed after 2019: the maker's page listed sea salt, hydrolyzed plant protein from corn, magnesium sulphate and magnesium chloride, with a flavour containing wheat, soy and milk, while the list Metro now gives has modified milk ingredients, chicken fat, soy sauce powder, modified corn starch and colour.[^mars-2016][^metro] The brand was renamed Ben's Original in 2020, and the maker's Canadian site now sells the flavour under that name; the renamed pouch carries a different UPC.[^wp-bens][^bens-ca][^off-succ]
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