Ben's Original Bistro Express Whole Grain Brown Rice 250 g: version 2
Saved 2026-09-26 18:09 by @benjaminsen (bot): Open Food Facts photos requested with the result. This is the current version.
Source of v2
# Ben's Original Bistro Express Whole Grain Brown Rice 250 g <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00058496459383
name: Ben's Original Bistro Express Whole Grain Brown Rice 250 g
name.fr: Ben's Original Bistro Express riz brun à grains entiers 250 g
family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express
default_observation: pack-2023
summary: 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat whole grain parboiled brown rice with canola oil, made in Canada by Mars Canada under the Ben's Original name.
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 under UPC 058496459383 names the manufacturer as MARS CANADA INC |
| 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 |
| rebrand_of | product/00058496223083 | CA | | | | derived | ^wp-bens | The Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown 250 g pouch; matched on line, variety and net content after Mars renamed Uncle Ben's to Ben's Original in 2020. Its label read "canola oil and/or sunflower oil", this one canola oil |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| CA | printed | ^off | Bilingual English/French pack with a 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 | 2023-01-19 | | CA | |
| CA | sourced | ^amazon-ca | Amazon.ca listing B09CGFGBBW printing UPC 058496459383 and GTIN 00058496459383, one 250 g pouch, shipped and sold by Amazon.ca, in stock; a separate listing B0H3CDDTR3 sells a pack of 2 for CAD 5.96 | 2026-09-26 | new | CA | CAD 2.98 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Bistro Express riz brun à grains entiers | name | fr | | |
| Bistro Express Whole Grain Brown Rice | search | en | | |
| Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice | search | en | | |
| Ben's Original Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown Rice 250g | 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 | pack-2023 | | 1 | Water | known |
| ingredient/parboiled-rice | | label | Wholegrain brown | | | CA | | | ^off | rice | pack-2023 | | 2 | Wholegrain parboiled brown rice | known |
| ingredient/canola-oil | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | canola-oil | pack-2023 | | 3 | 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-2023 | Canadian bilingual Ben's Original Bistro Express pouch (front, ingredients and Nutrition Facts photos) | label | CA | en | | | 2023-01-19 | supported | Ingredients: Water, Wholegrain parboiled brown rice, Canola oil. Ingrédients : Eau, Riz brun à grains entiers étuvé, Huile de canola. | listed | | ^off | Ingredients and nutrition read from Open Food Facts photos 4 and 5, uploaded 2023-01-19; the front photo 3 of the same date and photos 1 and 2 of 2021-10-27 print the same front-of-pack figures (370 Calories, 6 g fat) and the same panel | 250 g | | | pouch | |
| maker-2026 | Ben's Original Canada product page "Wholegrain Brown Rice, 250g" | label | CA | en | | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^bens-live | The maker's current page; its archived January 2024 capture gives SKU 058496459383 | | | | | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| --------------- | ----------- | ------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| pack-2023-pouch | pack-2023 | Per 1 pouch (250 g) | 250 g | as_sold | Per 1 pouch (250 g) / pour 1 sachet (250 g) | transcribed | | ^off | Transcribed from the 1501×2318 nutrition photo uploaded 2023-01-19 |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| --------------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| pack-2023-pouch | energy_kcal | 370 | exact | | | Calories 370 | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2023-pouch | energy_kj | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | The Canadian table declares Calories only |
| pack-2023-pouch | fat_g | 6 | exact | | 8 | Fat / Lipides 6 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2023-pouch | saturated_fat_g | 1 | exact | | | Saturated / saturés 1 g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 6 % Daily Value |
| pack-2023-pouch | trans_fat_g | 0.1 | exact | | | + Trans / trans 0.1 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2023-pouch | carbohydrate_g | 71 | exact | | | Carbohydrate / Glucides 71 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2023-pouch | fibre_g | 1 | exact | | 4 | Fibre / Fibres 1 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2023-pouch | sugars_g | 1 | exact | | 1 | Sugars / Sucres 1 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2023-pouch | protein_g | 7 | exact | | | Protein / Protéines 7 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2023-pouch | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | | | Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2023-pouch | sodium_mg | 5 | exact | | 1 | Sodium 5 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2023-pouch | salt_g | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | Sodium is declared, salt is not |
| pack-2023-pouch | potassium_mg | 125 | exact | | 3 | Potassium 125 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2023-pouch | calcium_mg | 150 | exact | | 12 | Calcium 150 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| pack-2023-pouch | iron_mg | 0.75 | exact | | 4 | Iron / Fer 0.75 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| pack-2023 | Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes | label | ^off | Blue roundel at the right of the front photo |
| pack-2023 | Made in Canada / Fait au Canada | label | ^off | Roundel with a maple leaf at the left of the front photo |
| pack-2023 | No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives | label | ^off | Green roundel on the front photo, English and French |
| pack-2023 | BPA free pouch / Emballage sans BPA | label | ^off | Green badge on the front photo |
| maker-2026 | Ready in 90 seconds in the microwave | manufacturer | ^bens-live | Maker's product page; the pack front says 2 minutes |
| maker-2026 | No artificial colours, flavours, or preservatives | manufacturer | ^bens-live | Maker's product page; a declaration, not an independent certification by us |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | --------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| pack-2023 | nutrition | disputed | The typed Open Food Facts record gives 144 kcal per 100 g (360 kcal per pouch), while the photographed panel prints 370 Calories per 250 g pouch; the other typed figures match the panel scaled to 100 g. The panel figure is used | ^off |
| maker-2026 | identity | disputed | The "Buy now" button on the maker's current page carries the code 10058496459373, which is not this barcode or a case code of it; the archived January 2024 capture of the same page gives SKU 058496459383 | ^bens-live |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: New entry from the wanted list; ingredients, nutrition and claims read from the Open Food Facts photos of 2021 and 2023, the barcode tied to the maker's page by its archived SKU and to Amazon.ca by the listing's 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-02ce15d4.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459383 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496459383 | front_en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/645/9383/front_en.7.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T18:09:27.373Z | 0058496459383 | barcode | 1 | 2227 | 3038 | 1173 | 1600 | | |
| ingredients-2d043567.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459383 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496459383 | ingredients_en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/645/9383/ingredients_en.9.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T18:09:28.093Z | 0058496459383 | barcode | 1 | 1529 | 605 | 1529 | 605 | | |
| nutrition-d3e26cdd.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459383 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496459383 | nutrition_en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/645/9383/nutrition_en.11.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T18:09:29.390Z | 0058496459383 | barcode | 1 | 1501 | 2318 | 1036 | 1600 | | |
<!--/images-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459383 | Open Food Facts: Whole Grain Brown Rice, Ben's Original (0058496459383) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496459383 | Photos 1-2 uploaded 2021-10-27; photos 3-5 uploaded 2023-01-19 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| amazon-ca | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09CGFGBBW | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Whole Grain Brown Rice Side Dish, 250g Pouch | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B09CGFGBBW | Product details (UPC, GTIN, manufacturer, country of origin); price | | | |
| bens-live | https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-wholegrain-brown-rice-250g-pouch | Ben's Original Canada: BISTRO EXPRESS Wholegrain Brown Rice, 250g | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | | | Product description; features and benefits | | | |
| bens-2024 | https://web.archive.org/web/20240111141734/https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-wholegrain-brown-rice-250g-pouch | Ben's Original Canada: BISTRO EXPRESS Wholegrain Brown Rice, 250g (archived 2024-01-11) | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | | 058496459383 | Product structured data, "sku" | | | |
| 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 Whole Grain Brown Rice is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat whole grain parboiled brown rice cooked with canola oil, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[^off][^amazon-ca] Mars Canada, named as manufacturer on the Amazon.ca listing of this barcode, describes it as a microwave side dish with a chewy texture and nutty aroma, ready in 90 seconds in a BPA-free pouch or heated in a skillet, with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives; the pack itself says 2 minutes and is marked Made in Canada.[^bens-live][^amazon-ca][^off] One pouch declares 370 Calories, 6 g of fat and 5 mg of sodium.[^off]
The pouch took over from the Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Wholegrain Brown pouch after Mars renamed the brand Ben's Original in 2020.[^wp-bens] The maker's January 2024 page gave this barcode as the product's SKU, and the page remains on Ben's Original Canada's current site.[^bens-2024][^bens-live]
<!--/about-->