Ben's Original Bistro Express Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g: version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 18:03 by @benjaminsen (bot): New page for UPC 058496459284, Ben's Original Bistro Express Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g (wanted row named by family/ben-s-original-bistro-express). Identity and nutrition (per 250 g pouch: 410 Cal, 760 mg sodium) transcribed from the Open Food Facts photos of 2021-10-23 and 2025-11-24, which print identical tables; full ingredient list and CAD 3.99 price from the Metro.ca listing under this UPC (the back photo crops the list; legible words match); Amazon.ca B09CG777CZ prints this UPC, names Mars Canada Inc. (Bolton, ON) as manufacturer, CAD 2.98; description and claims from the maker's Canadian product page. Linked successor_of product/00058496141424 (Uncle Ben's pack). May contain: wheat. No new stubs.. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Ben's Original Bistro Express Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 00058496459284 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Ben's Original Bistro Express Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g | |
| 6 | 6 | name.fr: Ben's Original Bistro Express riz à grains longs et riz sauvage saveur de poulet rôti 250 g | |
| 7 | 7 | family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express | |
| 8 | 8 | default_observation: pack | |
| 9 | 9 | summary: 250 g microwavable pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice and wild rice with a roasted chicken seasoning, made and sold in Canada by Mars Canada under the Ben's Original brand. | |
| 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 | country_of_origin: CA | |
| 15 | 15 | pack_format: pouch | |
| 16 | 16 | status: active | |
| 17 | 17 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 19 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 20 | 20 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 21 | 21 | | ------------------- | ---------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 22 | 22 | | brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | sourced | ^amazon-ca | The Amazon.ca listing printing UPC 058496459284 names MARS CANADA INC, Bolton, ON L7E 5S4, as manufacturer; the back of the pack prints a partly cropped "Mars Canad…, Bolton, ONT" imprint | | |
| 23 | 23 | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-canada | | | | | derived | ^amazon-ca | prefix 0058496, inferred to Mars Canada on its company page; the Amazon.ca listing for this barcode names Mars Canada Inc. as manufacturer | | |
| 24 | 24 | | successor_of | product/00058496141424 | CA | | | | derived | ^bens-ca | Same Bistro Express line, flavour and 250 g pouch, relabelled from Uncle Ben's to Ben's Original; the maker's current Canadian site lists the flavour only under the new name | | |
| 25 | 25 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 26 | 26 | ||
| 27 | 27 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 28 | 28 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 29 | 29 | | ------- | ------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- | | |
| 30 | 30 | | CA | printed | as printed on pack | Bilingual English/French front and Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with % Daily Value, TM/MC marks and a "Made in Canada / Fait au Canada" roundel, the Canadian label format; read from the Open Food Facts photos | 2025-11-24 | | CA | | | |
| 31 | 31 | | CA | sourced | ^metro | Metro.ca listing with product number 058496459284, "Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavoured Long Grain Rice with Wild Rice 250 g", Product of Canada; regular price CAD 3.99, on sale 3 for CAD 10.99 until 2026-10-07 | 2026-09-26 | new | CA | CAD 3.99 | | |
| 32 | 32 | | CA | sourced | ^amazon-ca | Amazon.ca listing B09CG777CZ, "BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour, Side Dish, 250g Pouch", prints UPC 058496459284, country of origin Canada; in stock, under Grocery & Gourmet Food | 2026-09-26 | new | CA | CAD 2.98 | | |
| 33 | 33 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 34 | 34 | ||
| 35 | 35 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 36 | 36 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 37 | 37 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 38 | 38 | | Riz à grains longs et riz sauvage saveur de poulet rôti | name | fr | | | | |
| 39 | 39 | | Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavoured Long Grain Rice with Wild Rice | search | en | | | | |
| 40 | 40 | | Ben's Original Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Long Grain & Wild Rice | search | en | | | | |
| 41 | 41 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 42 | 42 | ||
| 43 | 43 | ## Ingredients <!--ingredients--> | |
| 44 | 44 | | ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state | | |
| 45 | 45 | | -------------------------------- | --------- | ----- | --------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ------ | ---------------- | ----------- | ---------- | -------- | ------------------------- | ----- | | |
| 46 | 46 | | ingredient/water | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | water | metro-2026 | | 1 | Water | known | | |
| 47 | 47 | | ingredient/parboiled-rice | | label | Long grain | | | CA | | | ^metro | rice | metro-2026 | | 2 | Long grain parboiled rice | known | | |
| 48 | 48 | | ingredient/seasoning | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | seasoning | metro-2026 | | 3 | Seasoning | known | | |
| 49 | 49 | | ingredient/salt | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | salt | metro-2026 | seasoning | 1 | salt | known | | |
| 50 | 50 | | ingredient/dehydrated-vegetables | | label | Printed as "dried vegetables" | | | CA | | | ^metro | vegetables | metro-2026 | seasoning | 2 | dried vegetables | known | | |
| 51 | 51 | | ingredient/carrot | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | carrot | metro-2026 | vegetables | 1 | carrots | known | | |
| 52 | 52 | | ingredient/onion | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | onion | metro-2026 | vegetables | 2 | onion | known | | |
| 53 | 53 | | ingredient/garlic | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | garlic | metro-2026 | vegetables | 3 | garlic | known | | |
| 54 | 54 | | ingredient/yeast-extract | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | yeast-extract | metro-2026 | seasoning | 3 | yeast extract | known | | |
| 55 | 55 | | ingredient/modified-corn-starch | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | corn-starch | metro-2026 | seasoning | 4 | modified corn starch | known | | |
| 56 | 56 | | ingredient/natural-flavourings | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | natural-flavours | metro-2026 | seasoning | 5 | natural flavours | known | | |
| 57 | 57 | | ingredient/maltodextrin | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | maltodextrin | metro-2026 | seasoning | 6 | maltodextrin | known | | |
| 58 | 58 | | ingredient/herbs | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | herb | metro-2026 | seasoning | 7 | herb | known | | |
| 59 | 59 | | ingredient/chicken-fat | | label | Dried | | | CA | | | ^metro | chicken-fat | metro-2026 | seasoning | 8 | dried chicken fat | known | | |
| 60 | 60 | | ingredient/citric-acid | acidulant | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | citric-acid | metro-2026 | seasoning | 9 | citric acid (acidulant) | known | | |
| 61 | 61 | | ingredient/sugar | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | sugar | metro-2026 | seasoning | 10 | sugar | known | | |
| 62 | 62 | | ingredient/chicken-powder | | label | Printed as "dried chicken powder" | | | CA | | | ^metro | chicken-powder | metro-2026 | seasoning | 11 | dried chicken powder | known | | |
| 63 | 63 | | ingredient/spices | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | spices | metro-2026 | seasoning | 12 | spices | known | | |
| 64 | 64 | | ingredient/turmeric | | label | Printed as "turmeric extract" | | | CA | | | ^metro | turmeric | metro-2026 | seasoning | 13 | turmeric extract | known | | |
| 65 | 65 | | ingredient/lactic-acid | acidulant | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | lactic-acid | metro-2026 | seasoning | 14 | lactic acid (acidulant) | known | | |
| 66 | 66 | | ingredient/guar-gum | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | guar-gum | metro-2026 | seasoning | 15 | guar gum | known | | |
| 67 | 67 | | ingredient/gum-arabic | | label | Printed as "arabic gum" | | | CA | | | ^metro | gum-arabic | metro-2026 | seasoning | 16 | arabic gum | known | | |
| 68 | 68 | | ingredient/xanthan-gum | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | xanthan-gum | metro-2026 | seasoning | 17 | xanthan gum | known | | |
| 69 | 69 | | ingredient/silicon-dioxide | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | silicon-dioxide | metro-2026 | seasoning | 18 | silicon dioxide | known | | |
| 70 | 70 | | ingredient/wild-rice | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | wild-rice | metro-2026 | | 4 | Wild rice | known | | |
| 71 | 71 | | ingredient/canola-oil | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | canola-oil | metro-2026 | | 5 | Canola oil | known | | |
| 72 | 72 | <!--/ingredients--> | |
| 73 | 73 | ||
| 74 | 74 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 75 | 75 | | 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 | | |
| 76 | 76 | | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | | |
| 77 | 77 | | pack | Canadian bilingual Ben's Original Bistro Express pouch (front, nutrition and back photos) | label | CA | | | | 2025-11-24 | supported | | listed | | ^off | The back photo crops the right half of every line of both ingredient lists; the legible words match the Metro.ca list. Photos uploaded to Open Food Facts: front and nutrition close-up 2021-10-23, front 2024-06-27, front and back 2025-11-24. The 2021 and 2025 nutrition tables print the same figures; the 2025 back also prints "May contain: Wheat", "Best before 10/26", "From imported & domestic ingredients", 90-second microwave directions and the barcode 0 58496 45928 4. Net content 250 g is printed on the front. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates | 250 g | | | pouch | | | |
| 78 | 78 | | metro-2026 | Metro.ca product page for UPC 058496459284 | label | CA | en | | | 2026-09-26 | supported | Water, Long grain parboiled rice, Seasoning [salt, dried vegetables (carrots, onion, garlic), yeast extract, modified corn starch, natural flavours, maltodextrin, herb, dried chicken fat, citric acid (acidulant), sugar, dried chicken powder, spices, turmeric extract, lactic acid (acidulant), guar gum, arabic gum, xanthan gum, silicon dioxide], Wild rice, Canola oil. MAY CONTAIN: Wheat | listed | | ^metro | The retailer's reproduction of the label list; every word legible on the cropped back photo of 2025-11-24 matches it in the same order. The page also states 250 g and Product of Canada | 250 g | | | | | | |
| 79 | 79 | | maker | Ben's Original Canada product page, Bistro Express Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken, 250g | label | CA | en | | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^bens-ca | Maker's product description: one 250 g pouch of long grain parboiled rice and wild rice with roasted chicken flavour, carrots and herbs; 90 seconds in the microwave or heated in a skillet; BPA-free pouch; no artificial colours or flavours. The page prints no ingredient list, barcode or nutrition table | 250 g | | | pouch | | | |
| 80 | 80 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 81 | 81 | ||
| 82 | 82 | ## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels--> | |
| 83 | 83 | | id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note | | |
| 84 | 84 | | ---------- | ----------- | ------------------- | ----- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 85 | 85 | | pack-pouch | pack | Per 1 pouch (250 g) | 250 g | as_sold | Per 1 pouch (250 g) / pour 1 sachet (250 g) of the ready-to-heat rice | transcribed | | ^off | Transcribed from the 592×1280 back photo uploaded 2025-11-24, every figure legible, and checked against the 507×495 nutrition close-up uploaded 2021-10-23, which prints the same figures. Open Food Facts types a per-100 g conversion with 695.2 kJ, a figure the Canadian table does not print | | |
| 86 | 86 | <!--/nutrition_panels--> | |
| 87 | 87 | ||
| 88 | 88 | ## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values--> | |
| 89 | 89 | | panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note | | |
| 90 | 90 | | ---------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------- | | |
| 91 | 91 | | pack-pouch | energy_kcal | 410 | exact | | | Calories 410 | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 92 | 92 | | pack-pouch | energy_kj | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | The Canadian table declares Calories only | | |
| 93 | 93 | | pack-pouch | fat_g | 7 | exact | | 9 | Fat / Lipides 7 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 94 | 94 | | pack-pouch | saturated_fat_g | 1 | exact | | | Saturated / saturés 1 g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 6 % Daily Value | | |
| 95 | 95 | | pack-pouch | trans_fat_g | 0.1 | exact | | | + Trans / trans 0.1 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 96 | 96 | | pack-pouch | carbohydrate_g | 78 | exact | | | Carbohydrate / Glucides 78 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 97 | 97 | | pack-pouch | fibre_g | 3 | exact | | 11 | Fibre / Fibres 3 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 98 | 98 | | pack-pouch | sugars_g | 1 | exact | | 1 | Sugars / Sucres 1 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 99 | 99 | | pack-pouch | protein_g | 9 | exact | | | Protein / Protéines 9 g | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 100 | 100 | | pack-pouch | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | | | Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 101 | 101 | | pack-pouch | sodium_mg | 760 | exact | | 33 | Sodium 760 mg | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 102 | 102 | | pack-pouch | salt_g | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | Sodium is declared, salt is not | | |
| 103 | 103 | | pack-pouch | potassium_mg | 300 | exact | | 6 | Potassium 300 mg | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 104 | 104 | | pack-pouch | calcium_mg | 75 | exact | | 6 | Calcium 75 mg | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 105 | 105 | | pack-pouch | iron_mg | 1 | exact | | 6 | Iron / Fer 1 mg | known | printed | ^off | | | |
| 106 | 106 | <!--/nutrition_values--> | |
| 107 | 107 | ||
| 108 | 108 | ## Allergen declarations <!--allergens--> | |
| 109 | 109 | | observation | allergen | declaration | source | note | | |
| 110 | 110 | | ----------- | -------- | ----------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 111 | 111 | | pack | wheat | may_contain | ^off | "May contain: Wheat." / "Peut contenir : Blé." printed under both lists on the back photo | | |
| 112 | 112 | | metro-2026 | wheat | may_contain | ^metro | "MAY CONTAIN: Wheat" at the end of the retailer's ingredient list | | |
| 113 | 113 | <!--/allergens--> | |
| 114 | 114 | ||
| 115 | 115 | ## Label claims <!--claims--> | |
| 116 | 116 | | observation | claim | kind | source | note | | |
| 117 | 117 | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 118 | 118 | | pack | Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes | label | ^off | Navy badge on the front | | |
| 119 | 119 | | pack | No artificial colours or flavours / sans colorants ni arômes artificiels | label | ^off | Green round badge on the front; small print, read as far as the photo allows | | |
| 120 | 120 | | pack | BPA free pouch / Emballage sans BPA | label | ^off | Green tag on the front | | |
| 121 | 121 | | pack | Made in Canada / Fait au Canada | label | ^off | Red maple-leaf roundel on the front | | |
| 122 | 122 | | maker | No artificial colours or flavours; BPA-free microwavable pouch | manufacturer | ^bens-ca | Maker's product page; a declaration, not an independent certification by us | | |
| 123 | 123 | <!--/claims--> | |
| 124 | 124 | ||
| 125 | 125 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 126 | 126 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 127 | 127 | | ----------- | ----------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | | |
| 128 | 128 | | pack | ingredients | unknown | The back photo crops the right half of the English and French ingredient lists; the full list here is the Metro.ca reproduction | ^off | | |
| 129 | 129 | | pack | identity | unknown | The manufacturer imprint on the back is cropped at the right edge of the 2025-11-24 photo | ^off | | |
| 130 | 130 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 131 | 131 | ||
| 132 | 132 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 133 | 133 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 134 | 134 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-26 | |
| 135 | 135 | note: New entry from the wanted list (named by family/ben-s-original-bistro-express); nutrition transcribed from the Open Food Facts photos of 2021 and 2025, ingredients from the Metro.ca listing under this UPC, barcode, manufacturer and price confirmed on Amazon.ca. | |
| 136 | 136 | <!--/research--> | |
| 137 | 137 | ||
| 138 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 139 | + | | 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 | | |
| 140 | + | | ---------------------- | --------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- | | |
| 141 | + | | front-f430ee9c.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459284 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496459284 | 1 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/645/9284/1.jpg | | 2026-09-26T18:03:38.574Z | 0058496459284 | barcode | 1 | 822 | 1200 | 822 | 1200 | | | | |
| 142 | + | | nutrition-129db150.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459284 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496459284 | 5 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/645/9284/5.jpg | | 2026-09-26T18:03:40.799Z | 0058496459284 | barcode | 1 | 592 | 1280 | 592 | 1280 | | | | |
| 143 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 144 | + | ||
| 138 | 145 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 139 | 146 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 140 | 147 | | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 141 | 148 | | off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459284 | Open Food Facts: Riz a grain long et sauvage (bistro Express) (0058496459284) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496459284 | Photos uploaded 2021-10-23, 2024-06-27 and 2025-11-24 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 142 | 149 | | metro | https://api2.metro.ca/en/online-grocery/aisles/pantry/sides/potato-rice-sides/roasted-chicken-flavoured-long-grain-rice-with-wild-rice/p/058496459284 | Ben's Original Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavoured Long Grain Rice with Wild Rice - Metro | 2026-09-26 | Metro | retailer | | 058496459284 | Ingredients; price; origin | | | | | |
| 143 | 150 | | amazon-ca | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09CG777CZ | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour, Side Dish, 250g Pouch | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B09CG777CZ | Product details: UPC, manufacturer, country of origin | | | | | |
| 144 | 151 | | bens-ca | https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-long-grain-wild-rice-roasted-chicken-250g-pouch | BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken, 250g | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | | | Product description; features and benefits | | | | | |
| 145 | 152 | | 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 | | | |
| 146 | 153 | <!--/references--> | |
| 147 | 154 | ||
| 148 | 155 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 149 | 156 | Ben's Original Bistro Express Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour is a 250 g microwavable pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice and wild rice with a seasoning of dried carrots, onion, garlic, herb, chicken fat and chicken powder, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[^off][^metro] Amazon.ca names Mars Canada Inc. of Bolton, Ontario, as its manufacturer, and the pack carries a "Made in Canada" roundel.[^amazon-ca][^off] The maker describes it as ready in 90 seconds in the microwave or heated in a skillet, in a BPA-free pouch with no artificial colours or flavours.[^bens-ca] One pouch declares 410 Calories and 760 mg of sodium, and the label warns that it may contain wheat.[^off] | |
| 150 | 157 | ||
| 151 | 158 | Mars renamed the Uncle Ben's brand Ben's Original in 2020, and this pouch replaced the Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Long Grain & Wild Roasted Chicken pack of the same size.[^wp-bens][^bens-ca] | |
| 152 | 159 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Ben's Original Bistro Express Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00058496459284
name: Ben's Original Bistro Express Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g
name.fr: Ben's Original Bistro Express riz à grains longs et riz sauvage saveur de poulet rôti 250 g
family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express
default_observation: pack
summary: 250 g microwavable pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice and wild rice with a roasted chicken seasoning, made and sold in Canada by Mars Canada under the Ben's Original brand.
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
<!--/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 printing UPC 058496459284 names MARS CANADA INC, Bolton, ON L7E 5S4, as manufacturer; the back of the pack prints a partly cropped "Mars Canad…, Bolton, ONT" imprint |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-canada | | | | | derived | ^amazon-ca | prefix 0058496, inferred to Mars Canada on its company page; the Amazon.ca listing for this barcode names Mars Canada Inc. as manufacturer |
| successor_of | product/00058496141424 | CA | | | | derived | ^bens-ca | Same Bistro Express line, flavour and 250 g pouch, relabelled from Uncle Ben's to Ben's Original; the maker's current Canadian site lists the flavour only under the new name |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| CA | printed | as printed on pack | Bilingual English/French front and Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with % Daily Value, TM/MC marks and a "Made in Canada / Fait au Canada" roundel, the Canadian label format; read from the Open Food Facts photos | 2025-11-24 | | CA | |
| CA | sourced | ^metro | Metro.ca listing with product number 058496459284, "Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavoured Long Grain Rice with Wild Rice 250 g", Product of Canada; regular price CAD 3.99, on sale 3 for CAD 10.99 until 2026-10-07 | 2026-09-26 | new | CA | CAD 3.99 |
| CA | sourced | ^amazon-ca | Amazon.ca listing B09CG777CZ, "BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour, Side Dish, 250g Pouch", prints UPC 058496459284, country of origin Canada; in stock, under Grocery & Gourmet Food | 2026-09-26 | new | CA | CAD 2.98 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Riz à grains longs et riz sauvage saveur de poulet rôti | name | fr | | |
| Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavoured Long Grain Rice with Wild Rice | search | en | | |
| Ben's Original Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Long Grain & Wild 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 | Long grain | | | CA | | | ^metro | rice | metro-2026 | | 2 | Long grain parboiled rice | known |
| ingredient/seasoning | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | seasoning | metro-2026 | | 3 | Seasoning | known |
| ingredient/salt | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | salt | metro-2026 | seasoning | 1 | salt | known |
| ingredient/dehydrated-vegetables | | label | Printed as "dried vegetables" | | | CA | | | ^metro | vegetables | metro-2026 | seasoning | 2 | dried vegetables | known |
| ingredient/carrot | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | carrot | metro-2026 | vegetables | 1 | carrots | known |
| ingredient/onion | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | onion | metro-2026 | vegetables | 2 | onion | known |
| ingredient/garlic | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | garlic | metro-2026 | vegetables | 3 | garlic | known |
| ingredient/yeast-extract | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | yeast-extract | metro-2026 | seasoning | 3 | yeast extract | known |
| ingredient/modified-corn-starch | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | corn-starch | metro-2026 | seasoning | 4 | modified corn starch | known |
| ingredient/natural-flavourings | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | natural-flavours | metro-2026 | seasoning | 5 | natural flavours | known |
| ingredient/maltodextrin | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | maltodextrin | metro-2026 | seasoning | 6 | maltodextrin | known |
| ingredient/herbs | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | herb | metro-2026 | seasoning | 7 | herb | known |
| ingredient/chicken-fat | | label | Dried | | | CA | | | ^metro | chicken-fat | metro-2026 | seasoning | 8 | dried chicken fat | known |
| ingredient/citric-acid | acidulant | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | citric-acid | metro-2026 | seasoning | 9 | citric acid (acidulant) | known |
| ingredient/sugar | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | sugar | metro-2026 | seasoning | 10 | sugar | known |
| ingredient/chicken-powder | | label | Printed as "dried chicken powder" | | | CA | | | ^metro | chicken-powder | metro-2026 | seasoning | 11 | dried chicken powder | known |
| ingredient/spices | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | spices | metro-2026 | seasoning | 12 | spices | known |
| ingredient/turmeric | | label | Printed as "turmeric extract" | | | CA | | | ^metro | turmeric | metro-2026 | seasoning | 13 | turmeric extract | known |
| ingredient/lactic-acid | acidulant | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | lactic-acid | metro-2026 | seasoning | 14 | lactic acid (acidulant) | known |
| ingredient/guar-gum | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | guar-gum | metro-2026 | seasoning | 15 | guar gum | known |
| ingredient/gum-arabic | | label | Printed as "arabic gum" | | | CA | | | ^metro | gum-arabic | metro-2026 | seasoning | 16 | arabic gum | known |
| ingredient/xanthan-gum | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | xanthan-gum | metro-2026 | seasoning | 17 | xanthan gum | known |
| ingredient/silicon-dioxide | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | silicon-dioxide | metro-2026 | seasoning | 18 | silicon dioxide | known |
| ingredient/wild-rice | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | wild-rice | metro-2026 | | 4 | Wild rice | known |
| ingredient/canola-oil | | label | | | | CA | | | ^metro | canola-oil | metro-2026 | | 5 | 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 | Canadian bilingual Ben's Original Bistro Express pouch (front, nutrition and back photos) | label | CA | | | | 2025-11-24 | supported | | listed | | ^off | The back photo crops the right half of every line of both ingredient lists; the legible words match the Metro.ca list. Photos uploaded to Open Food Facts: front and nutrition close-up 2021-10-23, front 2024-06-27, front and back 2025-11-24. The 2021 and 2025 nutrition tables print the same figures; the 2025 back also prints "May contain: Wheat", "Best before 10/26", "From imported & domestic ingredients", 90-second microwave directions and the barcode 0 58496 45928 4. Net content 250 g is printed on the front. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates | 250 g | | | pouch | |
| metro-2026 | Metro.ca product page for UPC 058496459284 | label | CA | en | | | 2026-09-26 | supported | Water, Long grain parboiled rice, Seasoning [salt, dried vegetables (carrots, onion, garlic), yeast extract, modified corn starch, natural flavours, maltodextrin, herb, dried chicken fat, citric acid (acidulant), sugar, dried chicken powder, spices, turmeric extract, lactic acid (acidulant), guar gum, arabic gum, xanthan gum, silicon dioxide], Wild rice, Canola oil. MAY CONTAIN: Wheat | listed | | ^metro | The retailer's reproduction of the label list; every word legible on the cropped back photo of 2025-11-24 matches it in the same order. The page also states 250 g and Product of Canada | 250 g | | | | |
| maker | Ben's Original Canada product page, Bistro Express Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken, 250g | label | CA | en | | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^bens-ca | Maker's product description: one 250 g pouch of long grain parboiled rice and wild rice with roasted chicken flavour, carrots and herbs; 90 seconds in the microwave or heated in a skillet; BPA-free pouch; no artificial colours or flavours. The page prints no ingredient list, barcode or nutrition table | 250 g | | | pouch | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ---------- | ----------- | ------------------- | ----- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| pack-pouch | pack | Per 1 pouch (250 g) | 250 g | as_sold | Per 1 pouch (250 g) / pour 1 sachet (250 g) of the ready-to-heat rice | transcribed | | ^off | Transcribed from the 592×1280 back photo uploaded 2025-11-24, every figure legible, and checked against the 507×495 nutrition close-up uploaded 2021-10-23, which prints the same figures. Open Food Facts types a per-100 g conversion with 695.2 kJ, a figure the Canadian table does not print |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ---------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| pack-pouch | energy_kcal | 410 | exact | | | Calories 410 | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-pouch | energy_kj | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | The Canadian table declares Calories only |
| pack-pouch | fat_g | 7 | exact | | 9 | Fat / Lipides 7 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-pouch | saturated_fat_g | 1 | exact | | | Saturated / saturés 1 g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 6 % Daily Value |
| pack-pouch | trans_fat_g | 0.1 | exact | | | + Trans / trans 0.1 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-pouch | carbohydrate_g | 78 | exact | | | Carbohydrate / Glucides 78 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-pouch | fibre_g | 3 | exact | | 11 | Fibre / Fibres 3 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-pouch | sugars_g | 1 | exact | | 1 | Sugars / Sucres 1 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-pouch | protein_g | 9 | exact | | | Protein / Protéines 9 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-pouch | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | | | Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-pouch | sodium_mg | 760 | exact | | 33 | Sodium 760 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-pouch | salt_g | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | Sodium is declared, salt is not |
| pack-pouch | potassium_mg | 300 | exact | | 6 | Potassium 300 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-pouch | calcium_mg | 75 | exact | | 6 | Calcium 75 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-pouch | iron_mg | 1 | exact | | 6 | Iron / Fer 1 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Allergen declarations <!--allergens-->
| observation | allergen | declaration | source | note |
| ----------- | -------- | ----------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| pack | wheat | may_contain | ^off | "May contain: Wheat." / "Peut contenir : Blé." printed under both lists on the back photo |
| metro-2026 | wheat | may_contain | ^metro | "MAY CONTAIN: Wheat" at the end of the retailer's ingredient list |
<!--/allergens-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| pack | Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes | label | ^off | Navy badge on the front |
| pack | No artificial colours or flavours / sans colorants ni arômes artificiels | label | ^off | Green round badge on the front; small print, read as far as the photo allows |
| pack | BPA free pouch / Emballage sans BPA | label | ^off | Green tag on the front |
| pack | Made in Canada / Fait au Canada | label | ^off | Red maple-leaf roundel on the front |
| maker | No artificial colours or flavours; BPA-free microwavable pouch | manufacturer | ^bens-ca | Maker's product page; a declaration, not an independent certification by us |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
| pack | ingredients | unknown | The back photo crops the right half of the English and French ingredient lists; the full list here is the Metro.ca reproduction | ^off |
| pack | identity | unknown | The manufacturer imprint on the back is cropped at the right edge of the 2025-11-24 photo | ^off |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: New entry from the wanted list (named by family/ben-s-original-bistro-express); nutrition transcribed from the Open Food Facts photos of 2021 and 2025, ingredients from the Metro.ca listing under this UPC, barcode, manufacturer and price confirmed on Amazon.ca.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459284 | Open Food Facts: Riz a grain long et sauvage (bistro Express) (0058496459284) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496459284 | Photos uploaded 2021-10-23, 2024-06-27 and 2025-11-24 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| metro | https://api2.metro.ca/en/online-grocery/aisles/pantry/sides/potato-rice-sides/roasted-chicken-flavoured-long-grain-rice-with-wild-rice/p/058496459284 | Ben's Original Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavoured Long Grain Rice with Wild Rice - Metro | 2026-09-26 | Metro | retailer | | 058496459284 | Ingredients; price; origin | | | |
| amazon-ca | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09CG777CZ | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour, Side Dish, 250g Pouch | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B09CG777CZ | Product details: UPC, manufacturer, country of origin | | | |
| bens-ca | https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-long-grain-wild-rice-roasted-chicken-250g-pouch | BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken, 250g | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | | | Product description; features and benefits | | | |
| 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 Long Grain & Wild Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour is a 250 g microwavable pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice and wild rice with a seasoning of dried carrots, onion, garlic, herb, chicken fat and chicken powder, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[^off][^metro] Amazon.ca names Mars Canada Inc. of Bolton, Ontario, as its manufacturer, and the pack carries a "Made in Canada" roundel.[^amazon-ca][^off] The maker describes it as ready in 90 seconds in the microwave or heated in a skillet, in a BPA-free pouch with no artificial colours or flavours.[^bens-ca] One pouch declares 410 Calories and 760 mg of sodium, and the label warns that it may contain wheat.[^off]
Mars renamed the Uncle Ben's brand Ben's Original in 2020, and this pouch replaced the Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Long Grain & Wild Roasted Chicken pack of the same size.[^wp-bens][^bens-ca]
<!--/about-->