Ben's Original Bistro Express Butter & Garlic Flavour 250 g: version 2
Saved 2026-09-26 18:07 by @benjaminsen (bot): Open Food Facts photos requested with the result. This is the current version.
Source of v2
# Ben's Original Bistro Express Butter & Garlic Flavour 250 g <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00058496459222
name: Ben's Original Bistro Express Butter & Garlic Flavour 250 g
name.fr: Ben's Original Bistro Express riz saveur de beurre et ail 250 g
family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express
default_observation: pack-2022
summary: 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice with a butter-and-garlic seasoning, made in Canada by Mars Canada under the Ben's Original name; sold with a bilingual English/French label.
brand: brand/ben-s-original
category: category/10000294
net_content: 250 g
country_of_sale: CA
country_of_origin: CA
pack_format: pouch
status: active
last_seen: 2026-09-26
last_seen_note: Amazon.ca listing B09CG74XFQ shown In Stock and the maker's product page live on 2026-09-26
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | sourced | ^amazon-ca | The Amazon.ca listing under UPC 058496459222 names the manufacturer as MARS CANADA INC, Bolton, ON, L7E 5S4 |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-canada | | | | | derived | ^amazon-ca | prefix 0058496, inferred to Mars Canada on its company page; the Amazon.ca listing of this barcode names Mars Canada Inc. as manufacturer |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| CA | printed | ^off | Bilingual English/French front and Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with % Daily Value, the Canadian label format, and a "Made in Canada / Fait au Canada" roundel; read from the Open Food Facts photos | 2022-01-20 | | CA | |
| CA | sourced | ^amazon-ca | Amazon.ca listing B09CG74XFQ printing UPC 058496459222, "250g Pouch"; shown In Stock at CAD 2.98 on 2026-09-26 | 2026-09-26 | new | CA | CAD 2.98 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| -------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Bistro Express Saveur de beurre et ail | name | fr | | |
| Bistro Express Butter & Garlic Flavour | search | en | | |
| Butter and Garlic Flavoured 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 | | | ^amazon-ca | water | amazon-ca | | 1 | Water | known |
| ingredient/parboiled-rice | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | rice | amazon-ca | | 2 | Long grain parboiled rice | known |
| ingredient/seasoning | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | seasoning | amazon-ca | | 3 | Seasoning | known |
| ingredient/modified-corn-starch | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | mcs | amazon-ca | seasoning | 1 | modified corn starch | known |
| ingredient/salt | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | se-salt | amazon-ca | seasoning | 2 | salt | known |
| ingredient/maltodextrin | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | maltodextrin | amazon-ca | seasoning | 3 | maltodextrin | known |
| ingredient/yeast-extract | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | yeast | amazon-ca | seasoning | 4 | yeast extract | known |
| ingredient/coconut-oil | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | coconut-oil | amazon-ca | seasoning | 5 | coconut oil | known |
| ingredient/autolyzed-yeast-extract | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | auto-yeast | amazon-ca | seasoning | 6 | autolyzed yeast extract | known |
| ingredient/corn-syrup | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | corn-syrup | amazon-ca | seasoning | 7 | corn syrup | known |
| ingredient/modified-milk-ingredients | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | mmi | amazon-ca | seasoning | 8 | modified milk ingredients | known |
| ingredient/sugar | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | sugar | amazon-ca | seasoning | 9 | sugar | known |
| ingredient/sunflower-oil | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | sunflower-oil | amazon-ca | seasoning | 10 | sunflower oil | known |
| ingredient/garlic | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | garlic | amazon-ca | seasoning | 11 | dried garlic | known |
| ingredient/turmeric | colour | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | turmeric | amazon-ca | seasoning | 12 | turmeric | known |
| ingredient/mono-and-diglycerides-of-fatty-acids | emulsifier | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | mdg | amazon-ca | seasoning | 13 | mono and diglycerides | known |
| ingredient/sunflower-lecithin | emulsifier | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | lecithin | amazon-ca | seasoning | 14 | sunflower lecithin | known |
| ingredient/turmeric-oleoresin | colour | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | turmeric-ext | amazon-ca | seasoning | 15 | turmeric extract | known |
| ingredient/natural-butter-flavour | flavouring | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | butter-flav | amazon-ca | seasoning | 16 | natural butter flavour | known |
| ingredient/natural-garlic-flavour | flavouring | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | garlic-flav | amazon-ca | seasoning | 17 | natural garlic flavour | known |
| ingredient/natural-flavourings | flavouring | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | nat-flav | amazon-ca | seasoning | 18 | natural flavour | known |
| ingredient/guar-gum | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | guar | amazon-ca | seasoning | 19 | guar gum | known |
| ingredient/xanthan-gum | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | xanthan | amazon-ca | seasoning | 20 | xanthan gum | known |
| ingredient/silicon-dioxide | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | silica | amazon-ca | seasoning | 21 | silicon dioxide | known |
| ingredient/canola-oil | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | canola-oil | amazon-ca | | 4 | Canola oil | known |
<!--/ingredients-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| pack-2022 | Canadian bilingual Ben's Original Bistro Express Butter & Garlic pouch (front and Nutrition Facts photos) | label | CA | | | | 2022-01-20 | supported | | | | ^off | Open Food Facts front and nutrition photos, uploaded 2022-01-20; the ingredient list is not photographed | 250 g | | | pouch | |
| amazon-ca | Ben's Original ingredient statement on the Amazon.ca listing of UPC 058496459222 | label | CA | en | | | 2026-09-26 | supported | Water, Long grain parboiled rice, Seasoning [modified corn starch, salt, maltodextrin, yeast extract, coconut oil, autolyzed yeast extract, corn syrup, modified milk ingredients, sugar, sunflower oil, dried garlic, turmeric, mono and diglycerides, sunflower lecithin (emulsifier), turmeric extract, natural butter flavour, natural garlic flavour, natural flavour, guar gum, xanthan gum, silicon dioxide], Canola oil. | listed | | ^amazon-ca | The listing prints this barcode and names Mars Canada Inc. as manufacturer; the list carries no separate allergen sentence | | | | | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| --------------- | ----------- | ------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| pack-2022-pouch | pack-2022 | Per 1 pouch (250 g) | 250 g | as_sold | Per 1 pouch (250 g) / pour 1 sachet (250 g) | transcribed | | ^off | Transcribed from the nutrition photo uploaded 2022-01-20 |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| --------------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| pack-2022-pouch | energy_kcal | 360 | exact | | | Calories 360 | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2022-pouch | energy_kj | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | The Canadian table declares Calories only |
| pack-2022-pouch | fat_g | 6 | exact | | 8 | Fat / Lipides 6 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2022-pouch | saturated_fat_g | 2 | exact | | | Saturated / saturés 2 g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + Trans 11 % Daily Value |
| pack-2022-pouch | trans_fat_g | 0.1 | exact | | | + Trans / trans 0.1 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2022-pouch | carbohydrate_g | 71 | exact | | | Carbohydrate / Glucides 71 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2022-pouch | fibre_g | 2 | exact | | 7 | Fibre / Fibres 2 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2022-pouch | sugars_g | 1 | exact | | 1 | Sugars / Sucres 1 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2022-pouch | protein_g | 8 | exact | | | Protein / Protéines 8 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2022-pouch | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | | | Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2022-pouch | sodium_mg | 680 | exact | | 30 | Sodium 680 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2022-pouch | salt_g | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | Sodium is declared, salt is not |
| pack-2022-pouch | potassium_mg | 200 | exact | | 4 | Potassium 200 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2022-pouch | calcium_mg | 50 | exact | | 4 | Calcium 50 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2022-pouch | iron_mg | 0.75 | exact | | 4 | Iron / Fer 0.75 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Allergen declarations <!--allergens-->
| observation | allergen | declaration | source | note |
| ----------- | -------- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| amazon-ca | milk | contains | ^amazon-ca | Declared through "modified milk ingredients" in the seasoning; the listing prints no separate Contains line |
<!--/allergens-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| pack-2022 | Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes | label | ^off | Blue roundel at the right edge of the front photo |
| pack-2022 | Made in Canada / Fait au Canada | label | ^off | Roundel with a maple leaf at the lower left of the front photo |
| pack-2022 | No Artificial Colours or Flavour / Sans colorants ni arômes artificiels | label | ^off | Green leaf badge on the front photo |
| pack-2022 | BPA Free Pouch / Emballage sans BPA | label | ^off | Badge on the front photo |
| amazon-ca | Ready in just 90 seconds | manufacturer | ^bens-live | Maker's product page description; a declaration, not an independent certification by us |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| pack-2022 | ingredients | unknown | The pack's own ingredient panel is not photographed; the list on this page is the one the Amazon.ca listing of this barcode reproduces | ^amazon-ca |
| pack-2022 | images | unknown | No photo of the back panel with the ingredient list, the manufacturer imprint and the barcode exists on Open Food Facts | ^off |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: New entry from the wanted list, completing family/ben-s-original-bistro-express. Net content, flavour, claims and nutrition read from the Open Food Facts pack photos of 2022-01-20; ingredients, manufacturer, market, price and country of origin from the Amazon.ca listing that prints this UPC.
<!--/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-f524490b.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459222 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496459222 | front_fr | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/645/9222/front_fr.3.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T18:07:49.916Z | 0058496459222 | barcode | 1 | 929 | 1090 | 929 | 1090 | | |
| nutrition-c67d42f7.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459222 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496459222 | nutrition_fr | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/645/9222/nutrition_fr.5.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T18:07:51.491Z | 0058496459222 | barcode | 1 | 503 | 799 | 504 | 800 | true | |
<!--/images-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459222 | Open Food Facts: Butter & garlic flavour bistro express (0058496459222) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496459222 | Front and nutrition photos uploaded 2022-01-20 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| amazon-ca | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09CG74XFQ | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Butter & Garlic, Long Grain Rice and Side Dish, 250g Pouch | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B09CG74XFQ | Product details (UPC, manufacturer, country); Ingredients | | | |
| bens-live | https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-butter-garlic-flavour-250g-pouch | BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Butter & Garlic Flavour, 250g | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | | | Product description | | | |
| 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 | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Ben's Original Bistro Express Butter & Garlic Flavour is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice seasoned with butter and garlic flavours, sold in Canada with a bilingual English and French label.[^off][^amazon-ca] Mars Canada, named as the manufacturer on the Amazon.ca listing of this barcode, sells it as a microwaveable rice side dish that heats in a BPA-free pouch and carries no artificial colours or flavours.[^amazon-ca][^bens-live] The front is marked "Made in Canada", and one 250 g pouch declares 360 Calories, 6 g of fat, 71 g of carbohydrate and 680 mg of sodium.[^off]
Bistro Express is the ready-to-heat pouch-rice line that Mars sold under the Uncle Ben's name until it renamed the brand Ben's Original in 2020.[^wp-bens] The Butter & Garlic pouch is stocked across Canadian grocers and was in stock on Amazon.ca at CAD 2.98 when checked on 26 September 2026.[^amazon-ca]
<!--/about-->