Uncle Ben's Basmati 1 kg: version 1
Saved 2026-09-13 19:14 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added **Uncle Ben's Basmati 1 kg** (EAN 5410673709844), from the wanted list (old title "uncle bens basmati 1kg"). Also added two new stubs: **brand/ben-s-original** (alias Uncle Ben's until 2020) and **company/mars-belgium** (Mars Belgium NV, BE-KBO 0417521454). **Identity:** Open Food Facts names the same product. The full-size OFF front photo (3006×3771) shows the Uncle Ben's Basmati 1 kg box with Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian text. Category is GPC brick 10000211. No conflict in the lookup. **Nutrition:** transcribed from the full-size OFF nutrition photo (4870×2162). Two cooked panels: per 100 g and per 160 g portion (based on 62.5 g uncooked rice). "<" values are stored as less_than. **Later label:** a second, unconfirmed observation covers the renamed Ben's Original Basmatiris 1 kg in Sweden. The ingredient "basmatiris" comes from the maker's Swedish page, and a per-100 g panel comes from ICA (132 kcal against 137 on the 2020 box). Neither page prints a barcode, so it may be a successor article. **Markets:** SE and FI are both `derived`. Coop.se and foodie.fi product URLs are keyed on this EAN. Coop renders only by JavaScript and foodie/s-kaupat answered 429, so no price was recorded. **Relations:** - brand_owner_at_sale: Mars, Incorporated, sourced from Wikipedia. - gs1_prefix_owner: Mars Belgium, `derived`. It is the prefix-country subsidiary running the Uncle Ben's Olen factory (food.be). Nothing names the registrant, so no gs1_prefixes were added to the stub. **Sources:** OFF record and photos, Mars rename press release (2020-09-23), Wikipedia "Ben's Original", food.be Mars Belgium story (2017), KBO register, se.bensoriginal.com, handla.ica.se, coop.se, foodie.fi. **Unresolved (in research_gaps):** - The 2020 box's ingredient list (not photographed). - Whether the GTIN carried over to the Ben's Original box, so status and last_seen are blank. - Manufacturer, importer and country of origin (no back photo). - DK/NO markets. Brand key note: I keyed the brand on its current name, Ben's Original, rather than the lookup hint's brand/uncle-ben-s. The printed name is kept as an alias. . Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Uncle Ben's Basmati 1 kg <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 05410673709844 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Uncle Ben's Basmati 1 kg | |
| 6 | 6 | default_observation: nordic-2020 | |
| 7 | 7 | summary: Dry basmati rice in a 1 kg box with Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian text, sold under Mars's Uncle Ben's brand (renamed Ben's Original in 2020). | |
| 8 | 8 | brand: brand/ben-s-original | |
| 9 | 9 | category: category/10000211 | |
| 10 | 10 | net_content: 1 kg | |
| 11 | 11 | country_of_sale: SE, FI | |
| 12 | 12 | pack_format: box | |
| 13 | 13 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 16 | 16 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 17 | 17 | | ------------------- | ------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 18 | 18 | | brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-incorporated | | | | | sourced | ^wp | Wikipedia: the brand, formerly Uncle Ben's, is owned by Mars, Inc. | | |
| 19 | 19 | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-belgium | | | | | derived | ^foodbe | Prefix 5410673 lies in the GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg range; nothing names the registrant. Mars Belgium is the brand owner's Belgian company and runs the Uncle Ben's rice factory in Olen per ^foodbe; no back-label photo to confirm. | | |
| 20 | 20 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 22 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 23 | 23 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 24 | 24 | | ------- | ------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- | | |
| 25 | 25 | | SE | derived | ^coop | Coop Sweden's product URL is keyed on this EAN (basmatiris-5410673709844), but the page renders by JavaScript and neither the server nor a browser fetch showed its name, size or price. ICA lists a Ben's Original Basmatiris 1 kg with no barcode (^ica), which may be the renamed successor. | 2026-09-13 | | | | | |
| 26 | 26 | | FI | derived | ^foodie | Foodie.fi (S Group) URL is keyed on this EAN and titled "Uncle Ben's basmatiriisi 1kg" in search results; the page, now on s-kaupat.fi, answered HTTP 429 to fetches, so price and availability are unread. | 2026-09-13 | | | | | |
| 27 | 27 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 28 | 28 | ||
| 29 | 29 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 30 | 30 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 31 | 31 | | ------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 32 | 32 | | Uncle Ben's Basmati | name | en | | | | |
| 33 | 33 | | Basmatiris 1 kg | search | sv | | | | |
| 34 | 34 | | Basmatiriisi 1 kg | search | fi | | | | |
| 35 | 35 | | Ben's Original Basmatiris 1 kg | search | sv | | | | |
| 36 | 36 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 37 | 37 | ||
| 38 | 38 | ## Ingredients <!--ingredients--> | |
| 39 | 39 | | ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state | | |
| 40 | 40 | | ----------------------- | ---- | ----- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | -------- | ------- | ---------------- | --------- | -------- | ------------ | ----- | | |
| 41 | 41 | | ingredient/basmati-rice | | label | Sole ingredient on the renamed Ben's Original box per the maker's Swedish page and ICA; the 2020 photos do not show an ingredient list | | | SE | | | ^bens-se | basmati | bens-original-se | | 1 | basmatiris | known | | |
| 42 | 42 | <!--/ingredients--> | |
| 43 | 43 | ||
| 44 | 44 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 45 | 45 | | 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 | | |
| 46 | 46 | | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | ------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | | |
| 47 | 47 | | nordic-2020 | Uncle Ben's box with Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian text (photos uploaded 2020-09-18) | label | | | | | 2020-09-18 | supported | | | | ^pack | Front and nutrition panel only; no ingredient list among the photos. No market assigned: a four-language pack, and pack languages are not market evidence. | 1 kg | | | box | | | |
| 48 | 48 | | bens-original-se | Ben's Original Basmatiris 1 kg, Swedish maker page and ICA listing | label | SE | sv | | | 2026-09-13 | unconfirmed | Ingredienser: basmatiris. | listed | | ^bens-se | Neither page prints a barcode, so this may be a successor article under the new name; its nutrition (132 kcal per 100 g on ICA) differs from the 2020 box (137 kcal). | 1 kg | | | box | | | |
| 49 | 49 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | 51 | ## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels--> | |
| 52 | 52 | | id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note | | |
| 53 | 53 | | -------------- | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 54 | 54 | | cooked-100g | nordic-2020 | Per 100 g (cooked) | 100 g | as_prepared | Printed "Per 100g (tillagad) / (keitettynä) / (tilberedt)" | transcribed | | ^pack | | | |
| 55 | 55 | | cooked-portion | nordic-2020 | Per cooked portion (160 g, based on 62.5 g uncooked rice) | 160 g | as_prepared | Printed "Per tillagad portion (baserat på 62.5g okokt ris) (160g)" | transcribed | | ^pack | Reference-intake percentages printed beside each value are not stored. | | |
| 56 | 56 | | ica-100g | bens-original-se | Per 100 g, ICA listing | 100 g | as_prepared | ICA does not name the basis; the maker's Swedish page heads its matching column "Per 100 g (tillagad)" | transcribed | | ^ica | Retailer transcription of the renamed box; barcode not shown. | | |
| 57 | 57 | <!--/nutrition_panels--> | |
| 58 | 58 | ||
| 59 | 59 | ## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values--> | |
| 60 | 60 | | panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | printed_value | state | method | source | note | | |
| 61 | 61 | | -------------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------- | ----- | ------- | ------ | ---- | | |
| 62 | 62 | | cooked-100g | energy_kj | 579 | exact | 579kJ | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 63 | 63 | | cooked-100g | energy_kcal | 137 | exact | 137kcal | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 64 | 64 | | cooked-100g | fat_g | 0.5 | less_than | <0.5g | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 65 | 65 | | cooked-100g | saturated_fat_g | 0.1 | exact | 0.1g | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 66 | 66 | | cooked-100g | carbohydrate_g | 30 | exact | 30g | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 67 | 67 | | cooked-100g | sugars_g | 0.5 | less_than | <0.5g | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 68 | 68 | | cooked-100g | fibre_g | 0.5 | less_than | <0.5g | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 69 | 69 | | cooked-100g | protein_g | 3.5 | exact | 3.5g | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 70 | 70 | | cooked-100g | salt_g | 0.02 | exact | 0.02g | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 71 | 71 | | cooked-portion | energy_kj | 926 | exact | 926kJ (11%) | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 72 | 72 | | cooked-portion | energy_kcal | 219 | exact | 219kcal (11%) | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 73 | 73 | | cooked-portion | fat_g | 0.6 | exact | 0.6g (< 1%) | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 74 | 74 | | cooked-portion | saturated_fat_g | 0.2 | exact | 0.2g (1%) | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 75 | 75 | | cooked-portion | carbohydrate_g | 47 | exact | 47g (18%) | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 76 | 76 | | cooked-portion | sugars_g | 0.5 | less_than | <0.5g (< 1%) | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 77 | 77 | | cooked-portion | fibre_g | 0.5 | less_than | <0.5g | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 78 | 78 | | cooked-portion | protein_g | 5.6 | exact | 5.6g (11%) | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 79 | 79 | | cooked-portion | salt_g | 0.03 | exact | 0.03g (< 1%) | known | printed | ^pack | | | |
| 80 | 80 | | ica-100g | energy_kj | 560 | exact | 560 kJ | known | printed | ^ica | | | |
| 81 | 81 | | ica-100g | energy_kcal | 132 | exact | 132 kcal | known | printed | ^ica | | | |
| 82 | 82 | | ica-100g | fat_g | 0.5 | exact | 0.5 g | known | printed | ^ica | | | |
| 83 | 83 | | ica-100g | saturated_fat_g | 0.1 | exact | 0.1 g | known | printed | ^ica | | | |
| 84 | 84 | | ica-100g | carbohydrate_g | 29 | exact | 29 g | known | printed | ^ica | | | |
| 85 | 85 | | ica-100g | sugars_g | 0.5 | exact | 0.5 g | known | printed | ^ica | | | |
| 86 | 86 | | ica-100g | fibre_g | 0.5 | exact | 0.5 g | known | printed | ^ica | | | |
| 87 | 87 | | ica-100g | protein_g | 3.1 | exact | 3.1 g | known | printed | ^ica | | | |
| 88 | 88 | | ica-100g | salt_g | 0.01 | exact | 0.01 g | known | printed | ^ica | | | |
| 89 | 89 | <!--/nutrition_values--> | |
| 90 | 90 | ||
| 91 | 91 | ## Label claims <!--claims--> | |
| 92 | 92 | | observation | claim | kind | source | note | | |
| 93 | 93 | | ----------- | ----------------- | ----- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |
| 94 | 94 | | nordic-2020 | Sustainably Grown | label | ^pack | Round green badge on the front; the maker's declaration, not a certification checked here. | | |
| 95 | 95 | | nordic-2020 | 10 min. | label | ^pack | Cooking time printed on the front. | | |
| 96 | 96 | <!--/claims--> | |
| 97 | 97 | ||
| 98 | 98 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 99 | 99 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 100 | 100 | | ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 101 | 101 | | nordic-2020 | ingredients | unknown | The 2020 box's ingredient list is not among the Open Food Facts photos; the only statement found (basmatiris) is from the renamed Ben's Original box. | ^off | | |
| 102 | 102 | | | identity | unknown | Whether the Ben's Original 1 kg basmati box kept this GTIN after the 2020 rename: no listing seen prints the barcode beside the new name, so status and last_seen are left blank. | ^bens-se | | |
| 103 | 103 | | nordic-2020 | relationships | unknown | Manufacturer, importer and registrant of GS1 prefix 5410673 are not sourced; no back-label photo exists. Country of origin not printed in any photo read. | ^off | | |
| 104 | 104 | | | markets | not_researched | Danish and Norwegian listings were not found; the pack carries Danish and Norwegian text, which alone is not market evidence. | | | |
| 105 | 105 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 106 | 106 | ||
| 107 | 107 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 108 | 108 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 109 | 109 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-13 | |
| 110 | 110 | note: Built from the Open Food Facts front and nutrition photos (read at full size), barcode-keyed retailer URLs in Sweden and Finland, Mars's rename announcement, Wikipedia, the Belgian KBO and the Ben's Original Swedish pages. | |
| 111 | 111 | <!--/research--> | |
| 112 | 112 | ||
| 113 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 114 | + | | 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 | observation | | |
| 115 | + | | ---------------------- | --------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- | | |
| 116 | + | | front-fcb98e56.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5410673709844 | 2026-09-13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 117 | + | | nutrition-85a8a527.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5410673709844 | 2026-09-13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 118 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 119 | + | ||
| 113 | 120 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 114 | 121 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 115 | 122 | | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------ | ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | ---------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 116 | 123 | | off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5410673709844 | Basmati – Uncle Ben's – 1 kg | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 5410673709844 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 117 | 124 | | pack | | Front and nutrition panel of the 1 kg box (Open Food Facts photos 1 and 2, uploaded 2020-09-18) | 2026-09-13 | | pack | | | Front; nutrition panel | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5410673709844 | | |
| 118 | 125 | | mars-rename | https://www.mars.com/en-au/news-and-stories/press-releases-statements/mars-food-announces-the-uncle-bensr-brand-will-change-its-name-bens | Mars Food announces the Uncle Ben's brand will change its name to Ben's Original | 2026-09-13 | Mars, Incorporated | manufacturer | 2020-09-23 | | | | | | | |
| 119 | 126 | | wp | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%27s_Original | Ben's Original | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 120 | 127 | | foodbe | https://www.food.be/stories/mars-belgium-uncle-bens-forty-years-innovation | Mars Belgium – Uncle Ben's: forty years of innovation | 2026-09-13 | food.be | publication | 2017 | | | | | | | |
| 121 | 128 | | kbo | https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonondernemingps.html?ondernemingsnummer=0417521454 | KBO Public Search: Mars Belgium, 0417.521.454 | 2026-09-13 | FOD Economie | registry | | 0417.521.454 | | | | | | |
| 122 | 129 | | bens-se | https://se.bensoriginal.com/products/aromatiska-ris/bens-original-basmatiris-1kg-box | Ben's Original Basmatiris 1kg | 2026-09-13 | Mars, Incorporated | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 123 | 130 | | ica | https://handla.ica.se/produkt/2086779 | Basmatiris 1kg Ben´s Original | 2026-09-13 | ICA | retailer | | 2086779 | | | | | | |
| 124 | 131 | | coop | https://www.coop.se/handla/varor/skafferi/ris-mos-gryner/ris/basmatiris-5410673709844/ | Coop: Basmatiris (URL keyed on EAN 5410673709844) | 2026-09-13 | Coop Sverige | retailer | | 5410673709844 | | | | | | |
| 125 | 132 | | foodie | https://www.foodie.fi/entry/927/basmatiriisi-1kg/5410673709844 | Uncle Ben's basmatiriisi 1kg (Foodie.fi, now S-kaupat) | 2026-09-13 | S Group | retailer | | 927 | | | | | | |
| 126 | 133 | <!--/references--> | |
| 127 | 134 | ||
| 128 | 135 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 129 | 136 | Uncle Ben's Basmati is dry basmati rice in a 1 kg box with a 10-minute cooking time, labelled in Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian and photographed for Open Food Facts in 2020.[^off] Uncle Ben's is the rice brand of Mars, Incorporated, which on 23 September 2020 announced that it would rename it Ben's Original and remove the portrait of a man in a bow tie shown on this pack.[^mars-rename][^wp] The barcode carries a Belgian GS1 prefix; Mars Belgium runs the Uncle Ben's rice factory in Olen, the brand's dry-rice research hub, and said in 2017 that its basmati came from farmers working toward the Sustainable Rice Platform standard.[^foodbe][^kbo] The renamed Swedish box lists basmati rice as its only ingredient and says the rice is grown in India at the foot of the Himalayas.[^bens-se] | |
| 130 | 137 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Uncle Ben's Basmati 1 kg <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 05410673709844
name: Uncle Ben's Basmati 1 kg
default_observation: nordic-2020
summary: Dry basmati rice in a 1 kg box with Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian text, sold under Mars's Uncle Ben's brand (renamed Ben's Original in 2020).
brand: brand/ben-s-original
category: category/10000211
net_content: 1 kg
country_of_sale: SE, FI
pack_format: box
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/mars-incorporated | | | | | sourced | ^wp | Wikipedia: the brand, formerly Uncle Ben's, is owned by Mars, Inc. |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/mars-belgium | | | | | derived | ^foodbe | Prefix 5410673 lies in the GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg range; nothing names the registrant. Mars Belgium is the brand owner's Belgian company and runs the Uncle Ben's rice factory in Olen per ^foodbe; no back-label photo to confirm. |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| SE | derived | ^coop | Coop Sweden's product URL is keyed on this EAN (basmatiris-5410673709844), but the page renders by JavaScript and neither the server nor a browser fetch showed its name, size or price. ICA lists a Ben's Original Basmatiris 1 kg with no barcode (^ica), which may be the renamed successor. | 2026-09-13 | | | |
| FI | derived | ^foodie | Foodie.fi (S Group) URL is keyed on this EAN and titled "Uncle Ben's basmatiriisi 1kg" in search results; the page, now on s-kaupat.fi, answered HTTP 429 to fetches, so price and availability are unread. | 2026-09-13 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Uncle Ben's Basmati | name | en | | |
| Basmatiris 1 kg | search | sv | | |
| Basmatiriisi 1 kg | search | fi | | |
| Ben's Original Basmatiris 1 kg | search | sv | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Ingredients <!--ingredients-->
| ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state |
| ----------------------- | ---- | ----- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | -------- | ------- | ---------------- | --------- | -------- | ------------ | ----- |
| ingredient/basmati-rice | | label | Sole ingredient on the renamed Ben's Original box per the maker's Swedish page and ICA; the 2020 photos do not show an ingredient list | | | SE | | | ^bens-se | basmati | bens-original-se | | 1 | basmatiris | 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 |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | ------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| nordic-2020 | Uncle Ben's box with Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian text (photos uploaded 2020-09-18) | label | | | | | 2020-09-18 | supported | | | | ^pack | Front and nutrition panel only; no ingredient list among the photos. No market assigned: a four-language pack, and pack languages are not market evidence. | 1 kg | | | box | |
| bens-original-se | Ben's Original Basmatiris 1 kg, Swedish maker page and ICA listing | label | SE | sv | | | 2026-09-13 | unconfirmed | Ingredienser: basmatiris. | listed | | ^bens-se | Neither page prints a barcode, so this may be a successor article under the new name; its nutrition (132 kcal per 100 g on ICA) differs from the 2020 box (137 kcal). | 1 kg | | | box | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| -------------- | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| cooked-100g | nordic-2020 | Per 100 g (cooked) | 100 g | as_prepared | Printed "Per 100g (tillagad) / (keitettynä) / (tilberedt)" | transcribed | | ^pack | |
| cooked-portion | nordic-2020 | Per cooked portion (160 g, based on 62.5 g uncooked rice) | 160 g | as_prepared | Printed "Per tillagad portion (baserat på 62.5g okokt ris) (160g)" | transcribed | | ^pack | Reference-intake percentages printed beside each value are not stored. |
| ica-100g | bens-original-se | Per 100 g, ICA listing | 100 g | as_prepared | ICA does not name the basis; the maker's Swedish page heads its matching column "Per 100 g (tillagad)" | transcribed | | ^ica | Retailer transcription of the renamed box; barcode not shown. |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| -------------- | --------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------- | ----- | ------- | ------ | ---- |
| cooked-100g | energy_kj | 579 | exact | 579kJ | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-100g | energy_kcal | 137 | exact | 137kcal | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-100g | fat_g | 0.5 | less_than | <0.5g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-100g | saturated_fat_g | 0.1 | exact | 0.1g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-100g | carbohydrate_g | 30 | exact | 30g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-100g | sugars_g | 0.5 | less_than | <0.5g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-100g | fibre_g | 0.5 | less_than | <0.5g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-100g | protein_g | 3.5 | exact | 3.5g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-100g | salt_g | 0.02 | exact | 0.02g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-portion | energy_kj | 926 | exact | 926kJ (11%) | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-portion | energy_kcal | 219 | exact | 219kcal (11%) | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-portion | fat_g | 0.6 | exact | 0.6g (< 1%) | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-portion | saturated_fat_g | 0.2 | exact | 0.2g (1%) | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-portion | carbohydrate_g | 47 | exact | 47g (18%) | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-portion | sugars_g | 0.5 | less_than | <0.5g (< 1%) | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-portion | fibre_g | 0.5 | less_than | <0.5g | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-portion | protein_g | 5.6 | exact | 5.6g (11%) | known | printed | ^pack | |
| cooked-portion | salt_g | 0.03 | exact | 0.03g (< 1%) | known | printed | ^pack | |
| ica-100g | energy_kj | 560 | exact | 560 kJ | known | printed | ^ica | |
| ica-100g | energy_kcal | 132 | exact | 132 kcal | known | printed | ^ica | |
| ica-100g | fat_g | 0.5 | exact | 0.5 g | known | printed | ^ica | |
| ica-100g | saturated_fat_g | 0.1 | exact | 0.1 g | known | printed | ^ica | |
| ica-100g | carbohydrate_g | 29 | exact | 29 g | known | printed | ^ica | |
| ica-100g | sugars_g | 0.5 | exact | 0.5 g | known | printed | ^ica | |
| ica-100g | fibre_g | 0.5 | exact | 0.5 g | known | printed | ^ica | |
| ica-100g | protein_g | 3.1 | exact | 3.1 g | known | printed | ^ica | |
| ica-100g | salt_g | 0.01 | exact | 0.01 g | known | printed | ^ica | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | ----------------- | ----- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| nordic-2020 | Sustainably Grown | label | ^pack | Round green badge on the front; the maker's declaration, not a certification checked here. |
| nordic-2020 | 10 min. | label | ^pack | Cooking time printed on the front. |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| nordic-2020 | ingredients | unknown | The 2020 box's ingredient list is not among the Open Food Facts photos; the only statement found (basmatiris) is from the renamed Ben's Original box. | ^off |
| | identity | unknown | Whether the Ben's Original 1 kg basmati box kept this GTIN after the 2020 rename: no listing seen prints the barcode beside the new name, so status and last_seen are left blank. | ^bens-se |
| nordic-2020 | relationships | unknown | Manufacturer, importer and registrant of GS1 prefix 5410673 are not sourced; no back-label photo exists. Country of origin not printed in any photo read. | ^off |
| | markets | not_researched | Danish and Norwegian listings were not found; the pack carries Danish and Norwegian text, which alone is not market evidence. | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Built from the Open Food Facts front and nutrition photos (read at full size), barcode-keyed retailer URLs in Sweden and Finland, Mars's rename announcement, Wikipedia, the Belgian KBO and the Ben's Original Swedish pages.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------ | ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | ---------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5410673709844 | Basmati – Uncle Ben's – 1 kg | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 5410673709844 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| pack | | Front and nutrition panel of the 1 kg box (Open Food Facts photos 1 and 2, uploaded 2020-09-18) | 2026-09-13 | | pack | | | Front; nutrition panel | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5410673709844 |
| mars-rename | https://www.mars.com/en-au/news-and-stories/press-releases-statements/mars-food-announces-the-uncle-bensr-brand-will-change-its-name-bens | Mars Food announces the Uncle Ben's brand will change its name to Ben's Original | 2026-09-13 | Mars, Incorporated | manufacturer | 2020-09-23 | | | | | |
| wp | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%27s_Original | Ben's Original | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| foodbe | https://www.food.be/stories/mars-belgium-uncle-bens-forty-years-innovation | Mars Belgium – Uncle Ben's: forty years of innovation | 2026-09-13 | food.be | publication | 2017 | | | | | |
| kbo | https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonondernemingps.html?ondernemingsnummer=0417521454 | KBO Public Search: Mars Belgium, 0417.521.454 | 2026-09-13 | FOD Economie | registry | | 0417.521.454 | | | | |
| bens-se | https://se.bensoriginal.com/products/aromatiska-ris/bens-original-basmatiris-1kg-box | Ben's Original Basmatiris 1kg | 2026-09-13 | Mars, Incorporated | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| ica | https://handla.ica.se/produkt/2086779 | Basmatiris 1kg Ben´s Original | 2026-09-13 | ICA | retailer | | 2086779 | | | | |
| coop | https://www.coop.se/handla/varor/skafferi/ris-mos-gryner/ris/basmatiris-5410673709844/ | Coop: Basmatiris (URL keyed on EAN 5410673709844) | 2026-09-13 | Coop Sverige | retailer | | 5410673709844 | | | | |
| foodie | https://www.foodie.fi/entry/927/basmatiriisi-1kg/5410673709844 | Uncle Ben's basmatiriisi 1kg (Foodie.fi, now S-kaupat) | 2026-09-13 | S Group | retailer | | 927 | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Uncle Ben's Basmati is dry basmati rice in a 1 kg box with a 10-minute cooking time, labelled in Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian and photographed for Open Food Facts in 2020.[^off] Uncle Ben's is the rice brand of Mars, Incorporated, which on 23 September 2020 announced that it would rename it Ben's Original and remove the portrait of a man in a bow tie shown on this pack.[^mars-rename][^wp] The barcode carries a Belgian GS1 prefix; Mars Belgium runs the Uncle Ben's rice factory in Olen, the brand's dry-rice research hub, and said in 2017 that its basmati came from farmers working toward the Sustainable Rice Platform standard.[^foodbe][^kbo] The renamed Swedish box lists basmati rice as its only ingredient and says the rice is grown in India at the foot of the Himalayas.[^bens-se]
<!--/about-->