Ben's Original Bistro Express Basmati Rice 250 g: version 2
Saved 2026-09-26 18:17 by @benjaminsen (bot): Open Food Facts photos requested with the result. This is the current version.
Source of v2
# Ben's Original Bistro Express Basmati Rice 250 g <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00058496459444
name: Ben's Original Bistro Express Basmati Rice 250 g
name.fr: Ben's Original Bistro Express riz basmati 250 g
family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express
default_observation: ca-2025
summary: 250 g microwavable pouch of ready-to-heat basmati rice sold in Canada under the Ben's Original brand, made from water, basmati rice, canola and/or sunflower oil and soy lecithin.
brand: brand/ben-s-original
category: category/10000294
net_content: 250 g
country_of_sale: CA
country_of_origin: CA
pack_format: microwavable pouch
status: active
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ---------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | sourced | ^wp-mars-canada | Wikipedia lists Ben's Original (formerly Uncle Ben's) among Mars Canada's brands; the maker's Canadian site ca.bensoriginal.com is Mars Canada's |
| manufactured_by | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | printed | as printed on pack | "Manufactured by / Fabriqué par Mars Canada Inc., PO Box / C.P. 640, Bolton, Ontario", read from the back photo uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2025-11-25; the Amazon.ca listing also names MARS CANADA INC, Bolton, ON, as manufacturer |
| imported_by | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | printed | as printed on pack | The pack photographed on 2023-01-18 reads "… / Importé par : Mars Canada Inc., … Bolton … Canada L7E 5T5" in place of the manufacturer line |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-canada | | | | | derived | ^wp-mars-canada | prefix 0058496, inferred to Mars Canada on its company page (gs1_prefixes_inferred); Mars Canada is the brand's Canadian company per Wikipedia and is printed on this pack |
| successor_of | product/00058496266288 | CA | | | | derived | ^wp-bens | Same Bistro Express basmati rice in a 250 g pouch, relabelled from Uncle Ben's to Ben's Original after the 2020 rename; matched by line, variant, size and ingredient list |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| CA | printed | as printed on pack | Bilingual English/French pouch with TM/MC marks, a "Made in Canada / Fait au Canada" badge, a Canadian Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table and a Bolton, Ontario address; read from the Open Food Facts photos of 2025-11-25 | 2025-11-25 | | CA | |
| CA | sourced | ^amazon-ca | Amazon.ca listing B09CFYBCSL "BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Basmati Rice, Long Grain Rice Side Dish, 250g Pouch" prints UPC 058496459444 and GTIN 00058496459444, country of origin Canada; shipped and sold by Amazon.ca | 2026-09-26 | new | CA | CAD 2.98 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Bistro Express riz basmati | name | fr | | |
| Bistro Express Basmati Rice | search | en | | |
| BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Basmati Rice, Long Grain Rice Side Dish | 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 | ca-2025 | | 1 | Water | known |
| ingredient/basmati-rice | | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | basmati-rice | ca-2025 | | 2 | Basmati rice | known |
| ingredient/canola-oil | | label | Printed as "Canola oil and/or sunflower oil": one or both oils | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | canola-oil | ca-2025 | | 3 | Canola oil and/or sunflower oil | known |
| ingredient/sunflower-oil | | label | Second half of the printed "Canola oil and/or sunflower oil" | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | sunflower-oil | ca-2025 | | 4 | Canola oil and/or sunflower oil | known |
| ingredient/soy-lecithin | emulsifier | label | | | | CA | | | ^amazon-ca | soy-lecithin | ca-2025 | | 5 | Soy lecithin (emulsifier) | 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-2021 | Canadian bilingual Ben's Original pouch with Made in Canada badge (front, nutrition photos 2021) | label | CA | | | | 2021-09-15 | supported | | | | ^off | Front (792×1200) uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2021-09-15 with the "Made in Canada / Fait au Canada" badge; Nutrition Facts (546×907) uploaded 2021-12-11 prints the same per-pouch figures as the later packs. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates | 250 g | | | microwavable pouch | |
| ca-2023 | Canadian bilingual Ben's Original pouch naming Mars Canada as importer (front, back photos 2023) | label | CA | | | | 2023-01-18 | supported | Ingredients: Water, Basmati rice, Canola oil and/or sunflower oil, Soy lecithin (emulsifier). Ingrédients : Eau, Riz basmati, Huile de canola et/ou huile de tournesol, Lécithine de soja (émulsifiant). | listed | | ^off | Front, back and Nutrition Facts photos (2936×3916) uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2023-01-18; the front has no Made in Canada badge and the back reads "Importé par : Mars Canada Inc." with Bolton, Ontario, L7E 5T5; best-before print 081123 | 250 g | | | microwavable pouch | |
| ca-2025 | Canadian bilingual Ben's Original pouch with Made in Canada badge (front, back photos 2025) | label | CA | | | | 2025-11-25 | supported | Ingredients: Water, Basmati rice, Canola oil and/or sunflower oil, Soy lecithin (emulsifier). | listed | | ^off | Front and back photos (592×1280) uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2025-10-02 and 2025-11-25; "Made in Canada / Fait au Canada" badge with "*From imported & domestic ingredients / À partir d'ingrédients canadiens et importés", "Manufactured by / Fabriqué par Mars Canada Inc.", best-before prints 03/26 and 08/26. The ingredient box is cut at the right edge in these photos; its legible words match the full list the Amazon.ca listing reproduces, which is the list given here | 250 g | | | microwavable pouch | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ------------- | ----------- | ------------------- | ----- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-2025-pouch | ca-2025 | 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 2025-11-25 and checked against the sharper 2936×3916 photo of 2023-01-18 and the 2021-12-11 photo, which print the same figures; the Canadian table declares Calories only |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ------------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| ca-2025-pouch | energy_kcal | 420 | exact | | | Calories 420 | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2025-pouch | energy_kj | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | The Canadian table declares Calories only |
| ca-2025-pouch | fat_g | 6 | exact | | 8 | Fat / Lipides 6 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2025-pouch | saturated_fat_g | 1 | exact | | 6 | Saturated / saturés 1 g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + Trans is 6 % Daily Value |
| ca-2025-pouch | trans_fat_g | 0.1 | exact | | | + Trans / trans 0.1 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2025-pouch | carbohydrate_g | 83 | exact | | | Carbohydrate / Glucides 83 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2025-pouch | fibre_g | 1 | exact | | 4 | Fibre / Fibres 1 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2025-pouch | sugars_g | 1 | exact | | 1 | Sugars / Sucres 1 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2025-pouch | protein_g | 9 | exact | | | Protein / Protéines 9 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2025-pouch | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | | | Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2025-pouch | sodium_mg | 5 | exact | | 1 | Sodium 5 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2025-pouch | potassium_mg | 175 | exact | | 4 | Potassium 175 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2025-pouch | calcium_mg | 40 | exact | | 3 | Calcium 40 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-2025-pouch | iron_mg | 0.4 | exact | | 2 | Iron / Fer 0.4 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Allergen declarations <!--allergens-->
| observation | allergen | declaration | source | note |
| ----------- | -------- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-2023 | Soy | contains | ^off | Named in the ingredient list as "Soy lecithin (emulsifier)" / "Lécithine de soja (émulsifiant)" |
| ca-2025 | Soy | contains | ^amazon-ca | Named in the ingredient list as "Soy lecithin (emulsifier)" |
<!--/allergens-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-2025 | Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes | label | ^off | Round badge on the front of the pack |
| ca-2025 | Made in Canada / Fait au Canada | label | ^off | Maple-leaf badge on the front, qualified on the back as "From imported & domestic ingredients"; also on the 2021 front, absent from the 2023 front |
| ca-2025 | BPA free pouch / Emballage sans BPA | label | ^off | Green tab on the front |
| ca-2025 | No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives | manufacturer | ^bens-ca | Printed as a green badge on the front and stated on the maker's Canadian product page; a declaration, not an independent certification by us |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
| ca-2023 | identity | unknown | The January 2023 pack names Mars Canada as importer and carries no Made in Canada badge; the country where that pack was made is not printed in the photographed panels | ^off |
| | nutrition | disputed | Open Food Facts typed per-100 g values (176 kcal, 361.56 kJ, fat 1.2 g, protein 1.8 g) that do not match the per-pouch panel scaled to 100 g; the panel photos are used here | ^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); ingredients, the per-pouch Nutrition Facts and the company lines read from the Open Food Facts photos of 2021, 2023 and 2025, the current ingredient list and price from the Amazon.ca listing that prints this UPC, the line description from the maker's Canadian site.
<!--/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-f7556eed.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459444 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496459444 | front_en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/645/9444/front_en.32.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T18:17:13.183Z | 0058496459444 | barcode | 1 | 592 | 1280 | 592 | 1280 | | |
| ingredients-79fec70a.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459444 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496459444 | ingredients_en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/645/9444/ingredients_en.16.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T18:17:14.317Z | 0058496459444 | barcode | 1 | 1229 | 612 | 1229 | 612 | | |
| nutrition-0cfab907.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459444 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496459444 | nutrition_en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/645/9444/nutrition_en.34.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T18:17:14.985Z | 0058496459444 | barcode | 1 | 592 | 1280 | 592 | 1280 | | |
<!--/images-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459444 | Open Food Facts: Basmati Rice (0058496459444) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496459444 | Photos uploaded 2021-09-15, 2021-12-11, 2023-01-18, 2025-10-02 and 2025-11-25 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| amazon-ca | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09CFYBCSL | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Basmati Rice, Long Grain Rice Side Dish, 250g Pouch | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B09CFYBCSL | Price; ingredients; product details (UPC, GTIN, country of origin, manufacturer) | | | |
| bens-ca | https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-basmati-rice-250g-pouch | BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Basmati Rice, 250g | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | | | Product description; 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 | |
| wp-mars-canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Canada | Mars Canada | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Ben's Original Bistro Express Basmati Rice is a 250 g microwavable pouch of ready-to-heat basmati rice sold in Canada with a bilingual English and French label, made from water, basmati rice, canola and/or sunflower oil and soy lecithin.[^off][^amazon-ca] Mars Canada, which owns the Ben's Original brand in Canada, describes the long-grain rice as having a fine texture and a subtle, nutty flavour, ready after 90 seconds in the microwave or heated in a skillet, in a BPA-free pouch with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.[^bens-ca][^wp-mars-canada] Current packs carry a "Made in Canada" badge and name Mars Canada Inc. of Bolton, Ontario, as manufacturer.[^off]
The pouch took over from the Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Basmati Rice 250 g after Mars renamed the brand Ben's Original on 23 September 2020.[^wp-bens] Packs photographed in 2021 and 2025 carry the Made in Canada badge, qualified on the back as made from imported and domestic ingredients, while a pack photographed in January 2023 has no badge and names Mars Canada as importer; the per-pouch Nutrition Facts figures are the same on all three.[^off]
<!--/about-->