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Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Basmati Rice 250 g pouch
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3 / 3 Nutrition250 g pouch of ready-to-heat basmati rice sold in Canada under the Uncle Ben's name before the Ben's Original rebrand.
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Market not established · unconfirmed
Evidence reviewed
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Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
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 (front, back and nutrition photos) supported · Compare evidence
Front, back and Nutrition Facts photos (3024×4032) uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2018-10-01, with a front (815×1200) and an ingredients crop (2050×749) of 2019-04-12 showing the same design; the photographed pack is ink-jet coded BEST BEFORE 08/19. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates
- Uncle Ben's Canada product page "Basmati Rice" (archived 2016-04-16) supported · Compare evidence
The maker's published ingredient statement and cooking directions for the Bistro Express basmati pouch, whose pack image on the page is named Bistro-Express-Basmati-250g; the page prints no barcode. The list is identical to the one on the photographed pack
- Evidence awaiting context review unconfirmed · selected
Product facts
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- Also named
- Uncle Ben's Bistro Express riz basmati 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
- 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 Basmati Rice is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat basmati rice made with only water, basmati rice, canola and/or sunflower oil and soy lecithin, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[2][3] Mars Canada, which owned the Uncle Ben's brand in Canada, published the same ingredient list on its 2016 site with directions to heat the pouch for 90 seconds in a microwave or in a skillet with two tablespoons of water.[3][4] The pack promises it is ready in two minutes, is a source of fibre and has no artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.[2] Metro.ca still catalogues this UPC.[5]
Mars renamed the brand Ben's Original in 2020; the renamed Bistro Express Basmati Rice 250 g pouch, with the same ingredients, carries a different UPC.[6][7][8][9]
Where it's sold
- Instant Basmati Rice, Bistro Express - Metro [5] Canada new Metro.ca listing titled "Instant Basmati Rice, Bistro Express" whose URL and product number carry UPC 058496266288; the listing prints the same four-ingredient list
- Bilingual English/French Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with % Daily Value / % valeur quotidienne and ®/MD and TM/MC marks; read from the Open Food Facts photos[1] Canada
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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
- Bistro Express riz basmati fr
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
Recorded source
Source & attribution [1] ↗Open Food Facts
Open Food Facts: Basmati Rice (0058496266288)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-26
Source & attribution [2] ↗Mars Canada
Uncle Ben's Canada: Basmati Rice (archived 2016-04-16)
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 (front, back and nutrition photos): nutrient evidence: 16 / 16 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
- markets · unknown: Amazon.ca: searches for "uncle ben's bistro express basmati", "ben's original bistro express basmati", "uncle ben's" and the UPC 058496266288 on 2026-09-26 found no listing of this UPC; the matching 250 g listing B09CFYBCSL prints the successor UPC 058496459444
- relationships · unknown: The back photos stop above the maker's imprint under "For more great meal ideas, visit"; no company name or address is legible on the pack photos
- identity · unknown: No country-of-origin statement is legible in the available photos
- markets · stale: The photographed pack predates the 2020 Ben's Original rebrand; whether stock under this UPC is still delivered to Metro or only catalogued there is open
- 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: Basmati Rice (0058496266288) Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 0058496266288. Photos uploaded 2018-10-01 and 2019-04-12. ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
- ↑ Uncle Ben's Canada: Basmati Rice (archived 2016-04-16) Mars Canada. manufacturer. Published 2016. Accessed 2026-09-26. Ingredients; cooking instructions.
- ↑ Mars Canada Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-26. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
- ↑ Instant Basmati Rice, Bistro Express - Metro Metro. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 058496266288.
- ↑ Ben's Original Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-26. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
- ↑ Open Food Facts: Basmati Rice, Ben's Original Bistro Express (0058496459444) Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 0058496459444. ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
- ↑ BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Basmati Rice, Long Grain Rice Side Dish, 250g Pouch Amazon.ca. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: B09CFYBCSL. UPC 058496459444 in the product details.
- ↑ BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Basmati Rice, 250g Mars Canada. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Product description.
Barcode & identifiers
- GTIN-14
00058496266288- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0058496266288- UPC-A / GTIN-12
058496266288
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