Ben's Original Bistro Express Jasmine Rice 240 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 Jasmine Rice 240 g <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00058496459482
name: Ben's Original Bistro Express Jasmine Rice 240 g
name.fr: Ben's Original Bistro Express riz jasmin 240 g
family: family/ben-s-original-bistro-express
default_observation: ca-label
summary: 240 g microwavable pouch of cooked jasmine rice with canola oil, sold in Canada under the Ben's Original Bistro Express line and made in Canada by Mars Canada.
brand: brand/ben-s-original
category: category/10000294
net_content: 240 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 |
| ------------------- | ---------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| manufactured_by | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | printed | ^off | "Manufactured by / Fabriqué par Mars Canada Inc., PO Box / C.P. 840, Bolton, Ontario" on the back of the pouch |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-canada | CA | | | | sourced | ^wp-mars-canada | Wikipedia lists Ben's Original among Mars Canada's Canadian food brands; the maker's Canadian site (ca.bensoriginal.com) lists this pouch |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-canada | | | | | derived | ^wp-mars-canada | prefix 0058496, inferred to Mars Canada on its company page; Mars Canada is printed as the manufacturer on this pouch |
| rebrand_of | product/00058496363253 | CA | | | | derived | ^off-prev | Uncle Ben's Bistro Express jasmine rice pouch of the same line; the Uncle Ben's pack printed a different ingredient list |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| CA | printed | as printed on pack | Bilingual English/French label with a "Made in Canada / Fait au Canada" maple-leaf badge, TM/MC marks and a Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table; read from the Open Food Facts photos | 2025-10-08 | | CA | |
| CA | sourced | ^amazon-ca | Amazon.ca listing B09CFXG5P9 under Grocery & Gourmet Food › Rice › Jasmine; product details print UPC 058496459482 and manufacturer MARS CANADA INC; in stock, minimum quantity 2 | 2026-09-26 | new | | CAD 2.98 |
| CA | sourced | ^superc | Super C (Quebec) listing "Riz au jasmin Bistro Express" whose URL carries UPC 058496459482 | 2026-09-26 | new | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Bistro Express Riz jasmin | name | fr | | |
| Riz au jasmin Bistro Express | search | fr | | |
| Ben's Original Bistro Express Jasmine | search | en | | |
| Ben's Original Bistro Express Jasmine Rice | search | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Ingredients <!--ingredients-->
| ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state |
| ----------------------- | ---------- | ----- | ---------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ------ | ------------ | ----------- | --------- | -------- | ------------------------- | ----- |
| ingredient/water | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | water | ca-label | | 1 | Water | known |
| ingredient/jasmine-rice | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | jasmine-rice | ca-label | | 2 | Jasmine rice | known |
| ingredient/canola-oil | | label | | | | CA | | | ^off | canola-oil | ca-label | | 3 | Canola oil | known |
| ingredient/soy-lecithin | emulsifier | label | Function printed in brackets | | | CA | | | ^off | soy-lecithin | ca-label | | 4 | 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-label | Canadian bilingual Ben's Original pouch (front, ingredients, nutrition) | label | CA | | | | 2025-10-08 | supported | Water, Jasmine rice, Canola oil, Soy lecithin (emulsifier). | listed | | ^off | Read from Open Food Facts uploads: front, ingredients and Nutrition Facts photos of 2023-01-18 (imgid 7 to 9, 2936×3916, best before 12/23), a back photo of 2022-02-12 (imgid 6) and front and back photos of 2025-09-01 and 2025-10-08 (imgid 12 to 15, best before 06/26 and 11/25). Ingredient list, Nutrition Facts and front badges are identical on all of them. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates | 240 g | | | pouch | |
| maker-2026 | Ben's Original Canada product page "Jasmine Rice, 240g" | label | CA | en | | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^bens-ca | The maker's current product description of the 240 g pouch; the page prints no barcode | 240 g | | | pouch | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ------------- | ----------- | ------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-label-240g | ca-label | Per 1 pouch (240 g) | 240 g | as_sold | Per 1 pouch (240 g) / pour 1 sachet (240 g) | transcribed | | ^off | Transcribed from the 2936×3916 Nutrition Facts photo uploaded 2023-01-18 and checked against the 2025-10-08 photo; Open Food Facts' typed per-100 g values are this panel divided by 2.4 |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ------------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| ca-label-240g | energy_kcal | 420 | exact | | | Calories 420 | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-240g | energy_kj | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | The Canadian table declares Calories only |
| ca-label-240g | fat_g | 4 | exact | | 5 | Fat / Lipides 4 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-240g | saturated_fat_g | 0.5 | exact | | | Saturated / saturés 0.5 g | known | printed | ^off | Saturated + trans 3 % Daily Value |
| ca-label-240g | trans_fat_g | 0 | exact | | | + Trans / trans 0 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-240g | carbohydrate_g | 85 | exact | | | Carbohydrate / Glucides 85 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-240g | fibre_g | 0 | exact | | 0 | Fibre / Fibres 0 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-240g | sugars_g | 0 | exact | | 0 | Sugars / Sucres 0 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-240g | protein_g | 9 | exact | | | Protein / Protéines 9 g | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-240g | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | | | Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-240g | sodium_mg | 0 | exact | | 0 | Sodium 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-240g | salt_g | | | | | | not_declared | printed | ^off | Sodium is declared, salt is not |
| ca-label-240g | potassium_mg | 150 | exact | | 3 | Potassium 150 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-240g | calcium_mg | 0 | exact | | 0 | Calcium 0 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
| ca-label-240g | iron_mg | 2.25 | exact | | 13 | Iron / Fer 2.25 mg | known | printed | ^off | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-label | Made in Canada / Fait au Canada | label | ^off | Round maple-leaf badge on the front |
| ca-label | From imported & domestic ingredients / À partir d'ingrédients canadiens et importés | label | ^off | Footnote on the back, below the storage and caution text |
| ca-label | Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes | label | ^off | Dark blue badge on the front |
| ca-label | BPA free pouch / Emballage sans BPA | label | ^off | Green badge on the front |
| maker-2026 | 100% authentic Thai rice | manufacturer | ^bens-ca | Maker's product description; a declaration, not an independent certification by us |
| maker-2026 | No artificial colours, flavours, or preservatives | manufacturer | ^bens-ca | Maker's product description; a declaration, not an independent certification by us |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
| ca-label | ingredients | unknown | The photographed ingredient panel shows no separate allergen or precautionary statement; whether the pouch prints a "Contains" line elsewhere is open | ^off |
| ca-label | packaging | unknown | The green round front badge (a no-artificial-ingredients statement in English and French) is too small in the front photos to transcribe exactly | ^off |
| ca-label | images | unknown | Three uploads on the Open Food Facts record show other articles: imgid 1 a Bistro Express Rice Pilaf 250 g pouch, imgid 10 a Ben's Original Jasmine Rice 460 g pouch, imgid 11 a US Ready Rice Jasmine 8.5 oz pouch | ^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, Nutrition Facts and manufacturer imprint transcribed from the Open Food Facts photos (2023 and 2025 packs agree); market rows from Amazon.ca and Super C.
<!--/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-587a563b.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459482 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496459482 | 7 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/645/9482/7.jpg | | 2026-09-26T18:17:34.091Z | 0058496459482 | barcode | 1 | 2936 | 3916 | 1200 | 1600 | | |
| ingredients-79affcc7.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459482 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496459482 | 8 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/645/9482/8.jpg | | 2026-09-26T18:17:35.425Z | 0058496459482 | barcode | 1 | 2936 | 3916 | 1200 | 1600 | | |
| nutrition-6b5fe741.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459482 | 2026-09-26 | | 0058496459482 | 9 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/005/849/645/9482/9.jpg | | 2026-09-26T18:17:35.761Z | 0058496459482 | barcode | 1 | 2936 | 3916 | 1200 | 1600 | | |
<!--/images-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496459482 | Open Food Facts: Riz jasmin - Ben's Original Bistro Express (0058496459482) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496459482 | Photos imgid 6 to 9 and 12 to 15, uploaded 2022-02-12 to 2025-10-08 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| bens-ca | https://ca.bensoriginal.com/en-ca/products/ready-heat-rice/bens-original-bistro-express-jasmine-rice-240g-pouch | BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Jasmine Rice, 240g | 2026-09-26 | Mars Canada | manufacturer | | | Product description; features and benefits | | | |
| amazon-ca | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09CFXG5P9 | BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Jasmine Rice, Long Grain Rice Side Dish, 240g Pouch | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B09CFXG5P9 | Product details: UPC 058496459482, manufacturer MARS CANADA INC | | | |
| superc | https://www.superc.ca/allees/garde-manger/plats-d-acccompagnements/accompagnement-a-base-de-pomme-de-terre-et-riz/riz-au-jasmin/p/058496459482 | Riz au jasmin Bistro Express - Super C | 2026-09-26 | Super C | retailer | | 058496459482 | | | | |
| off-prev | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0058496363253 | Open Food Facts: Riz Bistro Express (jasmin) - Uncle Ben's (0058496363253) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0058496363253 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| 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 Jasmine Rice is a 240 g microwavable pouch of cooked jasmine rice prepared with water, canola oil and soy lecithin, sold in Canada with an English and French label that states it is made in Canada from imported and domestic ingredients.[^off] The back names Mars Canada Inc. of Bolton, Ontario as manufacturer, and a pouch gives 420 Calories with no sodium or sugars.[^off] Its maker describes it as 100 % authentic Thai rice, heated for 90 seconds in the microwave or in a skillet, in a BPA-free pouch with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.[^bens-ca] Amazon.ca lists the pouch under this UPC.[^amazon-ca]
The Bistro Express line was sold as Uncle Ben's until Mars renamed the brand Ben's Original on 23 September 2020.[^wp-bens] An Uncle Ben's Bistro Express jasmine rice pouch is catalogued under UPC 058496363253.[^off-prev] Ben's Original is a brand of Mars Canada in Canada.[^wp-mars-canada]
<!--/about-->