Food & drink
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Tomato & Herb Flavour 250 g 250 g pouch
250 g pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice with tomato and herb seasoning, sold in Canada under the Uncle Ben's name before the Ben's Original rebrand.
Size & format
Uncle Ben's Canada product page "Tomato & Herb" (archived 2016-04-19)[3]
Canada · English · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
- Evidence observed
- 2016-04-19
- Pack
- pouch
The maker's published ingredient statement for the Bistro Express Tomato & Herb pouch; the page prints no barcode or net content, so the match to this UPC is by brand, line, flavour and pouch format. The Metro.ca listing under this UPC shows the same list opening in the search index
Ingredients
Declared ingredients
- Water,
- Parboiled rice,
- Canola oil,
- Sunflower oil,
- Sugar,
- Tomato paste,
- Yeast extract,
- Salt,
- Flavourings,
- Vegetables (),
- Potassium chloride,
- Spices,
- Spice extracts,
- Dextrose,
- Citric acid,
- Guar gum,
- Lactic acid,
- Xanthan gum,
- Silicon dioxide
Original statement & ingredient evidence
WATER, LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE, CANOLA OIL AND / OR SUNFLOWER OIL, SUGAR, TOMATO PASTE, YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, FLAVOUR, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (RED BELL PEPPER, PARSLEY), POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SPICE AND SPICE EXTRACTIVES, DEXTROSE, CITRIC ACID (FLAVOUR ENHANCER), GUAR GUM, LACTIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, SILICON DIOXIDE
Declared ingredients
- Water — WATER [3]CAknown
- Parboiled rice — LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE [3]CAknownLong grain
- Canola oil — CANOLA OIL [3]CAknownPrinted as "CANOLA OIL AND / OR SUNFLOWER OIL"
- Sunflower oil — SUNFLOWER OIL [3]CAknownPrinted as "CANOLA OIL AND / OR SUNFLOWER OIL"
- Sugar — SUGAR [3]CAknown
- Tomato paste — TOMATO PASTE [3]CAknown
- Yeast extract — YEAST EXTRACT [3]CAknown
- Salt — SALT [3]CAknown
- Flavourings — FLAVOUR [3]CAknown
- Vegetables — DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES [3]CAknownDehydrated
- Red bell pepper — RED BELL PEPPER [3]CAknown
- Parsley — PARSLEY [3]CAknown
- Red bell pepper — RED BELL PEPPER [3]
- Potassium chloride — POTASSIUM CHLORIDE [3]CAknown
- Spices — SPICE [3]CAknownPrinted as "SPICE AND SPICE EXTRACTIVES"
- Spice extracts — SPICE EXTRACTIVES [3]CAknownPrinted as "SPICE AND SPICE EXTRACTIVES"
- Dextrose — DEXTROSE [3]CAknown
- Citric acid — CITRIC ACID (FLAVOUR ENHANCER) · flavour enhancer [3]CAknownFunction printed in brackets
- Guar gum — GUAR GUM [3]CAknown
- Lactic acid — LACTIC ACID [3]CAknown
- Xanthan gum — XANTHAN GUM [3]CAknown
- Silicon dioxide — SILICON DIOXIDE [3]CAknown
Statements on the label
- No artificial colours or preservatives[3]manufacturer · Maker's product description; a declaration, not an independent certification by us
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 nutrition photos) supported · Compare evidence
Front and Nutrition Facts photos (566×1200) uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2021-06-21; an earlier front (640×930, showing 250 g) and a nutrition crop (259×340) of 2020-07-05 show the same design and values. No photo of the ingredient list exists; upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates
- Uncle Ben's Canada product page "Tomato & Herb" (archived 2016-04-19) supported · selected
The maker's published ingredient statement for the Bistro Express Tomato & Herb pouch; the page prints no barcode or net content, so the match to this UPC is by brand, line, flavour and pouch format. The Metro.ca listing under this UPC shows the same list opening in the search index
- Evidence awaiting context review unconfirmed · Compare evidence
Product facts
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- Also named
- Uncle Ben's Bistro Express saveur de tomate et fines herbes 250 g (fr)
- Brand
- Ben's Original
- 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
- GS1 prefix
- 005 · United States and Canada
- Replaced by
- 058496459321 (no page yet)
About this product
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Tomato & Herb Flavour is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice seasoned with tomato paste, yeast extract, herbs and dehydrated red bell pepper, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[2][3] Mars Canada, whose name is printed on the back, described it on its 2016 site as creamy and free of artificial colours and preservatives, heated in the pouch in a microwave for 90 seconds or in a skillet.[3][4] A Metro.ca listing still carries this UPC.[5]
More about this product
The brand was renamed Ben's Original in 2020, and the renamed packs became widely available in Canada in 2021; a Ben's Original pouch of the same flavour and size now carries a different UPC.[6][7][8] The 2006-2013 Barcodepedia listed this barcode as "uncle ben's tomates et fines herbess".[9]
Where it's sold
🇨🇦 Canada
printed on the pack[1] printed
- Listing observed
Bilingual English/French Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with % Daily Value / % valeur quotidienne, ®/MD and TM/MC marks and the Mars Canada Inc. imprint with www.unclebens.ca; read from the Open Food Facts photos
🇨🇦 Canada
Bistro Express Tomato and Herb Flavoured Rice Side Dish - Me[5] derived
- Listing observed
Metro.ca listing whose URL carries UPC 058496141448, titled "Bistro Express Tomato and Herb Flavoured Rice Side Dish" in the search index; the page is bot-walled (HTTP 403) and could not be read directly
A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price.
Other names for this product
Also known as
- Bistro Express saveur de tomate et fines herbes fr
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
Recorded source
Source & attribution [1] ↗Open Food Facts
Open Food Facts: Bistro Express saveur de tomate et fines herbes (0058496141448)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-14
Source & attribution [2] ↗Mars Canada
Uncle Ben's Canada: Tomato & Herb (archived 2016-04-19)
manufacturer · Accessed 2026-09-14
Source & attribution [3] ↗Coverage & research gaps (13)
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 nutrition photos): nutrient evidence: 12 / 12 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
- ingredients · unknown: No photo of the ingredient list exists for this UPC; the rows come from the maker's 2016 page, and whether the 2021 pack prints the same list was not established
- nutrition · schema_gap: The panel also prints vitamin A 0 %, vitamin C 10 %, calcium 2 % and iron 2 % Daily Value as percentages only; there is no field for % DV
- packaging · unknown: The front badge under "Perfect in 2 minutes" (a no-artificial-ingredients statement in English and French) is cropped or too small in both front photos to transcribe exactly
- identity · unknown: No country-of-origin statement is visible in the available photos; the successor Ben's Original pack prints "Made in Canada", but that is a different article
- markets · stale: The photographed pack predates the 2020-2021 Ben's Original rebrand; a Ben's Original pouch of the same flavour and size carries UPC 058496459321, and whether this UPC is still sold was not established
- relationships · unknown: The Mars Canada Inc. imprint is cut off at the bottom of the back photo; no address or "distributed by" wording could be read
- 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.
- ingredients · not_researched: Ingredient statement or sourced exemption not recorded.
- 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: Bistro Express saveur de tomate et fines herbes (0058496141448) Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 0058496141448. Front and nutrition photos uploaded 2020-07-05 and 2021-06-21. ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
- ↑ Uncle Ben's Canada: Tomato & Herb (archived 2016-04-19) Mars Canada. manufacturer. Published 2016. Accessed 2026-09-14. Ingredients; cooking instructions.
- ↑ Mars Canada Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-14. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
- ↑ Bistro Express Tomato and Herb Flavoured Rice Side Dish - Metro Metro. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 058496141448.
- ↑ Ben's Original Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-14. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
- ↑ Ben's Original Products Now Widely Available Across Canada Mars Canada. manufacturer. Published 2021-11-17. Accessed 2026-09-14.
- ↑ Open Food Facts: Saveur de tomate et fines herbes (0058496459321) Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 0058496459321. Front and nutrition photos uploaded 2021-11-04. ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
- ↑ Barcodepedia (archived 2008-12-02): 058496141448 uncle ben's tomates et fines herbess Barcodepedia. other. Published 2008-12-02. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 058496141448.
Barcode & identifiers
- GTIN-14
00058496141448- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0058496141448- UPC-A / GTIN-12
058496141448
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