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Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice 250 g pouch
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2 / 2 IngredientsFront photo matched to this barcode via Open Food Facts contributors. It is not evidence for the selected observation.
250 g pouch of ready-to-heat plain long grain parboiled rice with canola and/or sunflower oil, sold in Canada under the Uncle Ben's name before the Ben's Original rebrand.
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058496141400Where to buy
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Uncle Ben's Canada product page "Original Converted Brand Rice" (Bistro Express, archived 2011-05-06)[3]
Canada · English · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
- Evidence observed
- 2011-05-06
- Pack
- pouch
The maker's published ingredient statement for the Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice pouch, matched to this UPC by brand, line, variant and pouch format; the page prints no barcode or net content; same list as the 2018 photo
Ingredients
As printed, EnglishWATER, LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL.
Other observations & source differences (3)
Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.
- Canadian bilingual Uncle Ben's pouch with portrait (front and ingredients photos) supported · Compare evidence
Front (841×1200) and ingredients (4032×1052) photos uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2018-09-22; upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates
- Uncle Ben's Canada product page "Original Converted Brand Rice" (Bistro Express, archived 2011-05-06) supported · selected
The maker's published ingredient statement for the Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice pouch, matched to this UPC by brand, line, variant and pouch format; the page prints no barcode or net content; same list as the 2018 photo
- Evidence awaiting context review unconfirmed · Compare evidence
Product facts
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- 058496141400 check digit OK
- Also named
- Uncle Ben's Bistro Express riz de marque Converted original 250 g (fr)
- Brand
- Ben's Original
- Ultimately owned by
- Mars, Incorporated (🇺🇸 United States)
- Category
- Food/Beverage, Prepared/Preserved Foods, Grain Based Products / Meals, Grain Based Products / Meals - Ready to Eat - Savoury (Shelf Stable)
- Net content
- 250 g
- Pack
- pouch
- Last observed on sale
- 2026-09-26
- Last sale evidence
- Marché Nuvo listing under this UPC, in stock at 3.79 CAD on 2026-09-26
- GS1 prefix
- 005 · United States and Canada
Who owns it
Ben's Original ↗- Ultimately owned by
- Mars, Incorporated · United States
- Chain
- Ben's Original → Mars, Incorporated
- Made in
- Not recorded
Sources for each tie
- Ben's Original → Mars, IncorporatedWikipedia ↗
The ownership drawing
No company above it
owns
What the sources say about these ties
- Mars, Incorporated owns
- Introduced by Converted Rice Inc., now owned by Mars, Inc.
Built from the ownership rows on the brand and company pages, each cited where it is recorded. Made in is the country of production on this product's record; the GS1 prefix of a barcode names the issuing organisation, not where the product was made.
About this product
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat plain long grain parboiled rice, prepared with water and canola and/or sunflower oil, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[2] The front of the pack gives 140 Calories per 125 mL (90 g) serving and carries a "Perfect in 2 minutes" badge with a no-artificial-flavours, colours and preservatives statement.[2] The maker's Canadian site listed it in 2011 among more than a dozen Bistro Express flavours, with the same three ingredients, heated in the microwave in its pouch or in a skillet.[3] The Canadian brand company is Mars Canada.[4]
Mars renamed the Uncle Ben's brand Ben's Original in 2020, and the maker now sells a Ben's Original Bistro Express Converted rice pouch of the same size.[5][6] A Quebec grocer still listed this UPC under the Uncle Ben's name in September 2026.[7]
Where it's sold
- UNCLE BENS BISTRO EXPRESS RIZ CONVERTED ORIGINAL, 250 G — Ma [7] Canada CAD 3.79 · new Marché Nuvo (Quebec) listing "UNCLE BENS BISTRO EXPRESS RIZ CONVERTED ORIGINAL, 250 G"; the shop's barcode field is 5849614140 and its product image is named 0005849614140, the UPC 058496141400 without the leading zero and check digit; in stock
- Bilingual English/French front with ®/MD and TM/MC marks and a Canadian-style front-of-pack panel with % Daily Value / pourcentage de la valeur quotidienne; read from the Open Food Facts photos[1] Canada
A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price. Store links may be affiliate links (how this works).
Other sizes and containers of Ben's Original Bistro Express
32 on record · pouch unless noted · all sold in Canada
Other names for this product
Also known as
- Riz de marque Converted original Bistro Express fr
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
Recorded source
Source & attribution [1] ↗Open Food Facts
Open Food Facts: Riz bistro express (0058496141400)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-26
Source & attribution [2] ↗Mars Canada
Uncle Ben's Canada: Original Converted Brand Rice (Bistro Express, archived 2011-05-06)
manufacturer · Accessed 2026-09-26
Source & attribution [3] ↗Coverage & research gaps (10)
Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.
- Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
- Context: 2 / 3 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
- Label photographs: 0 / 2 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
- Canadian bilingual Uncle Ben's pouch with portrait (front and ingredients photos): nutrient evidence: 6 / 6 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
- nutrition · unknown: The full Nutrition Facts table on the back is not photographed; Open Food Facts carries typed carbohydrate 29 g and protein 2 g beside the front-panel figures, which no photo shows
- identity · unknown: No country-of-origin statement is visible in the available photos
- relationships · unknown: The company imprint on the back is not photographed
- markets · unknown: Amazon.ca searched on 2026-09-26 for "bistro express converted rice 250g", "ben's original bistro express", "uncle ben's bistro express" and the UPC: only a Ben's Original Bistro Express Converted 12-pack case (B0F2GPV8RH) is listed, not this single pouch
- evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
- evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
- schema · schema_gap: Review and assign legacy facts to coherent observations.
- nutrition · not_researched: Nutrition declaration or exemption not recorded.
- ingredients · not_researched: Ingredient statement or sourced exemption not recorded.
- nutrition · not_researched: Nutrition declaration or exemption not recorded.
All references & source details
References
- ↑ as printed on pack
- ↑ Open Food Facts: Riz bistro express (0058496141400) Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 0058496141400. Front and ingredients photos uploaded 2018-09-22. ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
- ↑ Uncle Ben's Canada: Original Converted Brand Rice (Bistro Express, archived 2011-05-06) Mars Canada. manufacturer. Published 2011. Accessed 2026-09-26. Ingredients; cooking directions.
- ↑ Mars Canada Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-26. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
- ↑ Ben's Original Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-26. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
- ↑ BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS CONVERTED Rice, 250g Mars Canada. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-26.
- ↑ UNCLE BENS BISTRO EXPRESS RIZ CONVERTED ORIGINAL, 250 G — Marché Nuvo Marché Nuvo. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 5849614140.
Further sources
Additional sources recorded for this entry, including other observations and related pages.
- BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS CONVERTED Rice, 12PK CASE Amazon.ca. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: B0F2GPV8RH.
Barcode & identifiers
- GTIN-14
00058496141400- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0058496141400- UPC-A / GTIN-12
058496141400
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