Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Mexican Style 250 g: version 2
Saved 2026-09-26 17:54 by @benjaminsen (bot): Open Food Facts photos requested with the result. This is the current version.
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# Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Mexican Style 250 g <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00058496447588
name: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Mexican Style 250 g
name.fr: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express à la mexicaine 250 g
family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express
default_observation: ca-2019
summary: 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice with tomatoes and poblano peppers, sold in Canada under the Uncle Ben's name by Mars Canada 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: 2020-02-18
last_seen_note: Open Food Facts front and nutrition photos of the Uncle Ben's pouch uploaded 2020-02-18
superseded_by: 00058496459147
superseded_note: Amazon.ca lists "BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Mexican Style Rice, Long Grain Rice and Side Dish, 250g Pouch" (B09CGFBJPF) under UPC 058496459147 on 2026-09-26, and the Ben's Original Canada site lists the same 250 g Mexican Style pouch
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | sourced | ^mars-2019 | The 2019 unclebens.ca product page for Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Mexican Style names Mars Canada Inc., Bolton, Ontario as site owner and is signed "© 2019 Mars or its affiliates" |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-canada | | | | | derived | ^mars-2019 | prefix 0058496, inferred to Mars Canada on its company page; Mars Canada Inc. runs the Uncle Ben's Canada site that published this product |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| CA | printed | as printed on pack | Bilingual English/French front ("Mexican Style / À la mexicaine") and Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with ®/MD and TM/MC marks; read from the Open Food Facts photos | 2019-09-21 | | | |
| CA | derived | ^amazon-ca | Amazon.ca listing B09CGFBJPF of the Ben's Original Bistro Express Mexican Style 250 g pouch, which prints UPC 058496459147: the listing is of the successor pack, so its CAD 2.98 is not recorded as this pack's price | 2026-09-26 | new | | |
| CA | derived | ^walmart | Walmart.ca listing "BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Mexican Style Rice Side Dish, 250g Pouch" at CAD 2.98; the listing may be the Ben's Original successor pack, so the price is not recorded as this pack's; it prints no barcode | 2026-09-26 | new | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Bistro Express à la mexicaine | name | fr | | |
| Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Mexican Style Rice | search | en | | |
| Uncle Ben's Mexican Style 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 | | | ^off | ca-2019-water | ca-2019 | | 1 | WATER | known |
| ingredient/parboiled-rice | | label | Long grain | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-rice | ca-2019 | | 2 | LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE | known |
| ingredient/tomatoes | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-tomatoes | ca-2019 | | 3 | TOMATOES | known |
| ingredient/poblano-pepper | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-poblano | ca-2019 | | 4 | POBLANO PEPPERS | known |
| ingredient/vegetables | | label | Dehydrated | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-vegetables | ca-2019 | | 5 | DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES | known |
| ingredient/tomatoes | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-veg-tomato | ca-2019 | ca-2019-vegetables | 1 | TOMATO | known |
| ingredient/garlic | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-garlic | ca-2019 | ca-2019-vegetables | 2 | GARLIC | known |
| ingredient/onion | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-onion | ca-2019 | ca-2019-vegetables | 3 | ONION | known |
| ingredient/canola-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-canola-oil | ca-2019 | | 6 | CANOLA OIL | known |
| ingredient/sunflower-oil | | label | Printed as "CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL" | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-sunflower-oil | ca-2019 | | 7 | SUNFLOWER OIL | known |
| ingredient/salt | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-salt | ca-2019 | | 8 | SALT | known |
| ingredient/sugar | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-sugar | ca-2019 | | 9 | SUGAR | known |
| ingredient/flavourings | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-flavour | ca-2019 | | 10 | FLAVOUR | known |
| ingredient/spices | | label | Printed as "SPICE & SPICE EXTRACTIVES" | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-spice | ca-2019 | | 11 | SPICE | known |
| ingredient/spice-extracts | | label | Printed as "SPICE & SPICE EXTRACTIVES" | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-spice-extractives | ca-2019 | | 12 | SPICE EXTRACTIVES | known |
| ingredient/yeast-extract | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-yeast-extract | ca-2019 | | 13 | YEAST EXTRACT | known |
| ingredient/citric-acid | flavour enhancer | label | Printed as "CITRIC ACID (FLAVOUR ENHANCER)" | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-citric-acid | ca-2019 | | 14 | CITRIC ACID | known |
| ingredient/silicon-dioxide | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-silicon-dioxide | ca-2019 | | 15 | SILICON DIOXIDE | known |
| ingredient/gum-arabic | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-gum-arabic | ca-2019 | | 16 | ARABIC GUM | known |
| ingredient/maltodextrin | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | ca-2019-maltodextrin | ca-2019 | | 17 | MALTODEXTRIN | 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-2019 | Canadian bilingual Uncle Ben's pouch with portrait and "New / Nouveau" flash (Open Food Facts photos) | label | CA | | | | 2019-09-21 | supported | WATER, LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE, TOMATOES, POBLANO PEPPERS, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (TOMATO, GARLIC, ONION), CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, SALT, SUGAR, FLAVOUR, SPICE & SPICE EXTRACTIVES, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID (FLAVOUR ENHANCER), SILICON DIOXIDE, ARABIC GUM, MALTODEXTRIN. | listed | | ^off | Front, French ingredients and nutrition photos uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2019-09-21, English ingredients photo on 2020-01-20 and a second front and nutrition photo on 2020-02-18, all of the same label; upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates. The French list reads EAU, RIZ À GRAINS LONGS ÉTUVÉ, TOMATES, PIMENTS POBLANOS, LÉGUMES DÉSHYDRATÉS (TOMATES, AIL, OIGNONS), HUILE DE CANOLA ET/OU HUILE DE TOURNESOL, SEL, SUCRE, ARÔME, ÉPICE ET EXTRACTIFS D'ÉPICE, EXTRAIT DE LEVURE, ACIDE CITRIQUE (REHAUSSEUR DE SAVEUR), DIOXYDE DE SILICIUM, GOMME ARABIQUE, MALTODEXTRINE | 250 g | | | pouch | |
| maker-2019 | Uncle Ben's Canada product page "Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Mexican Style" (archived 2019-08-19) | label | CA | en | | | 2019-08-19 | supported | WATER, LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE, TOMATOES, POBLANO PEPPERS, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (TOMATO, GARLIC, ONION), CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, SALT, SUGAR, FLAVOUR, SPICE & SPICE EXTRACTIVES, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID (FLAVOUR ENHANCER), SILICON DIOXIDE, ARABIC GUM, MALTODEXTRIN. | listed | | ^mars-2019 | The maker's published ingredient statement, word for word the list on the photographed pouch; the page also gives skillet and microwave instructions and prints no barcode | | | | pouch | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ----------- | ----------- | ----------------- | ----- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-2019-90g | ca-2019 | 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 1556×2534 nutrition photo (imgid 3) uploaded 2019-09-21, matching the 2020-02-18 photo (imgid 6) and the front-of-pack panel; Open Food Facts' typed per-100 g values are scaled from this panel |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ----------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| ca-2019-90g | energy_kcal | 120 | exact | | | Calories / Calories 120 | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2019-90g | energy_kj | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | The Canadian table declares Calories only |
| ca-2019-90g | fat_g | 1.5 | exact | | 2 | Fat / Lipides 1.5 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2019-90g | saturated_fat_g | 0.2 | exact | | | Saturated / saturés 0.2 g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 1 % Daily Value |
| ca-2019-90g | trans_fat_g | 0 | exact | | | + Trans / trans 0 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2019-90g | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | | | Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2019-90g | sodium_mg | 390 | exact | | 16 | Sodium / Sodium 390 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2019-90g | salt_g | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | Sodium is declared, salt is not |
| ca-2019-90g | carbohydrate_g | 25 | exact | | 8 | Carbohydrate / Glucides 25 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2019-90g | fibre_g | 1 | exact | | 4 | Fibre / Fibres 1 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2019-90g | sugars_g | 2 | exact | | | Sugars / Sucres 2 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2019-90g | protein_g | 2 | exact | | | Protein / Protéines 2 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2019-90g | vitamin_a_ug | | | | 4 | Vitamin A / Vitamine A 4 % | known | printed | ^off | Declared as % Daily Value only |
| ca-2019-90g | vitamin_c_mg | | | | 2 | Vitamin C / Vitamine C 2 % | known | printed | ^off | Declared as % Daily Value only |
| ca-2019-90g | calcium_mg | | | | 4 | Calcium / Calcium 4 % | known | printed | ^off | Declared as % Daily Value only |
| ca-2019-90g | iron_mg | | | | 8 | Iron / Fer 8 % | known | printed | ^off | Declared as % Daily Value only |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-2019 | Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes | label | ^off | Green badge on the front |
| ca-2019 | No artificial flavours, colours & preservatives / Sans arômes, colorants ni agents de conservation artificiels | label | ^off | Printed under the green badge on the front; a declaration, not an independent certification by us |
| maker-2019 | No preservatives; no artificial colours or flavours | manufacturer | ^mars-2019 | Maker's product page ("Creamy and flavourful – no artificial flavours, colours & preservatives"); a declaration, not an independent certification by us |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| ca-2019 | identity | unknown | No country-of-origin statement is visible in the available photos | ^off |
| | markets | stale | Amazon.ca searches for the full name, the brand (Ben's Original Bistro Express Mexican) and the barcode on 2026-09-26 returned the Ben's Original successor pouch (UPC 058496459147) and multipacks, but no listing of this UPC | ^amazon-ca |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: New entry from the wanted list; ingredients and nutrition transcribed from the Open Food Facts photos and matched against the maker's archived 2019 Canadian product page; market rows from the pack, Amazon.ca and Walmart.ca.
<!--/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-0a560dd4.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496447588 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496447588 | 1 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/644/7588/1.jpg | | 2026-09-26T17:54:07.962Z | 0058496447588 | barcode | 1 | 2552 | 3594 | 1136 | 1600 | | |
| nutrition-22585ea6.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496447588 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496447588 | 3 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/644/7588/3.jpg | | 2026-09-26T17:54:08.854Z | 0058496447588 | barcode | 1 | 1556 | 2534 | 982 | 1600 | | |
| ingredients-c937fdc6.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496447588 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496447588 | 4 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/644/7588/4.jpg | | 2026-09-26T17:54:12.226Z | 0058496447588 | barcode | 1 | 684 | 3024 | 362 | 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/0058496447588 | Open Food Facts: Bistro express à la mexicaine (0058496447588) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496447588 | Front, ingredients and nutrition photos uploaded 2019-09-21, 2020-01-20 and 2020-02-18 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| mars-2019 | https://web.archive.org/web/20190819022946/http://unclebens.ca/product/uncle-bens-bistro-express-mexican-style/ | Uncle Ben's Canada: Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Mexican Style (archived 2019-08-19) | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | 2019 | | Ingredients; cooking instructions; site owner | | | |
| amazon-ca | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09CGFBJPF | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Mexican Style Rice, Long Grain Rice and Side Dish, 250g Pouch | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B09CGFBJPF | Product details: UPC, manufacturer, country of origin | | | |
| walmart | https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/BEN-S-ORIGINAL-BISTRO-EXPRESS-Mexican-Style-Rice-Side-Dish-250g-Pouch/6000203572735 | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Mexican Style Rice Side Dish, 250g Pouch - Walmart.ca | 2026-09-26 | Walmart Canada | retailer | | 6000203572735 | Price | | | |
| bens-ca | https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-mexican-style-rice-250g-pouch | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Mexican Style Rice, 250g | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | | | Product page | | | |
| 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-poblano | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblano | Poblano | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Mexican Style (À la mexicaine) is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice cooked with tomatoes, poblano peppers, dehydrated vegetables and spices, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[^off] Mars Canada, which ran the Uncle Ben's Canada website, described it in 2019 as creamy and flavourful with no artificial flavours, colours or preservatives, heated in the pouch for 90 seconds in a microwave or in a skillet with 30 ml of water.[^mars-2019] A serving of 125 mL (90 g) declares 120 Calories and 390 mg of sodium.[^off] The pouch carried a "New / Nouveau" flash.[^off]
Mars renamed the brand Ben's Original in 2020.[^wp-bens] The Ben's Original Canada site lists a Bistro Express Mexican Style pouch of the same 250 g size, which Amazon.ca sells under UPC 058496459147 with Mars Canada Inc. named as manufacturer and Canada as country of origin; Walmart.ca listed the Ben's Original pouch at $2.98 in September 2026.[^bens-ca][^amazon-ca][^walmart]
<!--/about-->