Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Basmati Rice 250 g: version 2
Saved 2026-09-26 17:43 by @benjaminsen (bot): Open Food Facts photos requested with the result. This is the current version.
Source of v2
# Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Basmati Rice 250 g <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00058496266288
name: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Basmati Rice 250 g
name.fr: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express riz basmati 250 g
family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express
default_observation: ca-2018
summary: 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat basmati 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
superseded_by: 00058496459444
superseded_note: A Ben's Original Bistro Express Basmati Rice 250 g pouch with the same ingredient list carries UPC 058496459444 (Open Food Facts record; Amazon.ca listing B09CFYBCSL prints that UPC); the link is derived from matching line, variety, ingredients 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-2016 | The 2016 unclebens.ca Basmati Rice page is signed Mars Canada Inc. and names the trademarks as Mars, Incorporated's; 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 the maker's 2016 page |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| CA | printed | as printed on pack | Bilingual English/French Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with % Daily Value / % valeur quotidienne and ®/MD and TM/MC marks; read from the Open Food Facts photos | 2018-10-01 | | | |
| CA | sourced | ^metro | Metro.ca listing titled "Instant Basmati Rice, Bistro Express" whose URL and product number carry UPC 058496266288; the listing prints the same four-ingredient list | 2026-09-26 | new | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Bistro Express riz basmati | name | fr | | |
| Uncle Ben's Bistro Basmati Rice | search | en | | |
| Instant Basmati Rice, Bistro Express | 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 | | | ^off | water | ca-2018 | | 1 | WATER | known |
| ingredient/basmati-rice | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | basmati-rice | ca-2018 | | 2 | BASMATI 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 |
| ingredient/soy-lecithin | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | soy-lecithin | ca-2018 | | 5 | SOY LECITHIN | 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 (front, back and nutrition photos) | label | CA | | | | 2018-10-01 | supported | INGREDIENTS: WATER, BASMATI RICE, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, SOY LECITHIN. INGRÉDIENTS : EAU, RIZ BASMATI, HUILE DE CANOLA ET/OU DE TOURNESOL, LÉCITHINE DE SOJA. | listed | | ^off | Front, back and Nutrition Facts photos (3024×4032) uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2018-10-01, with a front (815×1200) and an ingredients crop (2050×749) of 2019-04-12 showing the same design; the photographed pack is ink-jet coded BEST BEFORE 08/19. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates | 250 g | | | pouch | |
| maker-2016 | Uncle Ben's Canada product page "Basmati Rice" (archived 2016-04-16) | label | CA | en | | | 2016-04-16 | supported | WATER, BASMATI RICE, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, SOY LECITHIN. | listed | | ^mars-2016 | The maker's published ingredient statement and cooking directions for the Bistro Express basmati pouch, whose pack image on the page is named Bistro-Express-Basmati-250g; the page prints no barcode. The list is identical to the one on the photographed pack | 250 g | | | pouch | |
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## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ----------- | ----------- | ----------------- | ----- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| ca-2018-90g | ca-2018 | 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 3024×4032 nutrition photo uploaded 2018-10-01; Open Food Facts types these per-serving figures (160 kcal, 31 g carbohydrate, 4 g protein) as per-100 g values, which they are not |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ----------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| ca-2018-90g | energy_kcal | 160 | exact | | | Calories / Calories 160 | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2018-90g | energy_kj | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | The Canadian table declares Calories only |
| ca-2018-90g | fat_g | 2 | exact | | 3 | Fat / Lipides 2 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2018-90g | saturated_fat_g | 0.3 | exact | | | Saturated / saturés 0.3 g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 2 % Daily Value |
| ca-2018-90g | trans_fat_g | 0 | exact | | | + Trans / trans 0 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2018-90g | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | | | Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2018-90g | sodium_mg | 10 | exact | | 0 | Sodium / Sodium 10 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2018-90g | salt_g | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | Sodium is declared, salt is not |
| ca-2018-90g | carbohydrate_g | 31 | exact | | 10 | Carbohydrate / Glucides 31 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2018-90g | fibre_g | 2 | exact | | 8 | Fibre / Fibres 2 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2018-90g | sugars_g | 0 | exact | | | Sugars / Sucres 0 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2018-90g | protein_g | 4 | exact | | | Protein / Protéines 4 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2018-90g | vitamin_a_ug | | | | 2 | Vitamin A / Vitamine A 2 % | known | printed | ^off | Printed as % Daily Value only |
| ca-2018-90g | vitamin_c_mg | | | | 2 | Vitamin C / Vitamine C 2 % | known | printed | ^off | Printed as % Daily Value only |
| ca-2018-90g | calcium_mg | | | | 0 | Calcium / Calcium 0 % | known | printed | ^off | Printed as % Daily Value only |
| ca-2018-90g | iron_mg | | | | 4 | Iron / Fer 4 % | known | printed | ^off | Printed as % Daily Value only |
<!--/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 |
| ca-2018 | No artificial flavours, colours & preservatives | label | ^off | Front badge, with the French "Sans arômes, colorants ni agents de conservation artificiels"; a declaration, not an independent certification by us |
| ca-2018 | Source of Fibre / Source de fibres | label | ^off | Back panel under "Healthy Eating Made Easy!® / Le moyen facile de manger sainement!MD" |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon.ca: searches for "uncle ben's bistro express basmati", "ben's original bistro express basmati", "uncle ben's" and the UPC 058496266288 on 2026-09-26 found no listing of this UPC; the matching 250 g listing B09CFYBCSL prints the successor UPC 058496459444 | ^amazon-ca |
| ca-2018 | relationships | unknown | The back photos stop above the maker's imprint under "For more great meal ideas, visit"; no company name or address is legible on the pack photos | ^off |
| ca-2018 | identity | unknown | No country-of-origin statement is legible in the available photos | ^off |
| | markets | stale | The photographed pack predates the 2020 Ben's Original rebrand; whether stock under this UPC is still delivered to Metro or only catalogued there is open | ^metro |
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## 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 transcribed from the Open Food Facts photos, cross-checked against the maker's archived 2016 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-0d38105d.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496266288 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496266288 | front_en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/626/6288/front_en.25.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T17:43:16.621Z | 0058496266288 | barcode | 1 | 815 | 1200 | 815 | 1200 | | |
| ingredients-01953374.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496266288 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496266288 | ingredients_en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/626/6288/ingredients_en.30.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T17:43:21.556Z | 0058496266288 | barcode | 1 | 2050 | 357 | 1600 | 279 | | |
| nutrition-a601aad7.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496266288 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496266288 | nutrition_en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/626/6288/nutrition_en.27.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T17:43:22.358Z | 0058496266288 | barcode | 1 | 2076 | 3004 | 1106 | 1600 | | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496266288 | Open Food Facts: Basmati Rice (0058496266288) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496266288 | Photos uploaded 2018-10-01 and 2019-04-12 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-succ | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459444 | Open Food Facts: Basmati Rice, Ben's Original Bistro Express (0058496459444) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496459444 | | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| mars-2016 | https://web.archive.org/web/20160416201058/http://unclebens.ca:80/product/basmati-plain/ | Uncle Ben's Canada: Basmati Rice (archived 2016-04-16) | 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-basmati-rice-250g-pouch | BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Basmati Rice, 250g | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | | | Product description | | | |
| metro | https://www.metro.ca/en/online-grocery/aisles/pantry/sides/potato-rice-sides/instant-basmati-rice/p/058496266288 | Instant Basmati Rice, Bistro Express - Metro | 2026-09-26 | Metro | retailer | | 058496266288 | | | | |
| amazon-ca | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09CFYBCSL | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Basmati Rice, Long Grain Rice Side Dish, 250g Pouch | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B09CFYBCSL | UPC 058496459444 in the product details | | | |
| 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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## About <!--about-->
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Basmati Rice is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat basmati rice made with only water, basmati rice, canola and/or sunflower oil and soy lecithin, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[^off][^mars-2016] Mars Canada, which owned the Uncle Ben's brand in Canada, published the same ingredient list on its 2016 site with directions to heat the pouch for 90 seconds in a microwave or in a skillet with two tablespoons of water.[^mars-2016][^wp-mars-canada] The pack promises it is ready in two minutes, is a source of fibre and has no artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.[^off] Metro.ca still catalogues this UPC.[^metro]
Mars renamed the brand Ben's Original in 2020; the renamed Bistro Express Basmati Rice 250 g pouch, with the same ingredients, carries a different UPC.[^wp-bens][^off-succ][^amazon-ca][^bens-ca]
<!--/about-->