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Ben's Original Bistro Express Jambalaya Style 240 g pouch
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Made in
Canada
240 g pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice with green and red bell peppers in a jambalaya-style seasoning, made in Canada by Mars Canada under the Ben's Original brand.
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Amazon.ca listing B09CFRDWSQ ingredient statement[3]
Canada · English · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
- Evidence observed
- 2026-09-26
- Net content
- 240 g
- Pack
- pouch
The ingredient statement on the Amazon.ca listing that prints UPC 058496459185 and names Mars Canada Inc. as manufacturer
Ingredients
As printed, EnglishWater, Long grain parboiled rice, Green bell pepper, Red bell pepper, Seasoning [dried vegetables (onion, tomato, garlic, green bell pepper, red bell pepper), salt, spices, sugar, yeast extract, citric acid (acidulant), natural flavour, silicon dioxide, calcium stearate], Canola oil.
- Water
- Parboiled rice “Long grain parboiled rice”Long grain
- Green bell pepper
- Red bell pepper
- Seasoning
- Dehydrated vegetables “dried vegetables”
- Salt
- Spices
- Sugar
- Yeast extract
- Citric acid acidulantPrinted as "citric acid (acidulant)"
- Natural flavourings “natural flavour”
- Silicon dioxide
- Calcium stearate
- Canola 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 Ben's Original pouch (front and nutrition photos) supported · Compare evidence
Front (634×443) and Nutrition Facts (597×867) photos uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2022-01-14; the front prints 240 g, "Perfect in 2 minutes", a BPA-free pouch badge, a no-artificial-colours-or-preservatives badge and a front-of-pack per-pouch summary. The right edge of the nutrition photo shows the start of each ingredient line (parb…, bell…, red…, yea…, na…, ste…), consistent with the list on the Amazon.ca listing. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates
- Amazon.ca listing B09CFRDWSQ ingredient statement supported · selected
The ingredient statement on the Amazon.ca listing that prints UPC 058496459185 and names Mars Canada Inc. as manufacturer
- Evidence awaiting context review unconfirmed · Compare evidence
Product facts
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- Also named
- Ben's Original Bistro Express style jambalaya 240 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
- 240 g
- Pack
- pouch
- Last observed on sale
- 2026-09-26
- Made in
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- GS1 prefix
- 005 · United States and Canada
- Status
- active
Who owns it
Ben's Original ↗Made in Canada · owned from the United States
- Ultimately owned by
- Mars, Incorporated · United States
- Chain
- Ben's Original → Mars, Incorporated
- Made in
- Canada
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
Ben's Original Bistro Express Jambalaya Style is a 240 g microwavable pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice with green and red bell peppers in a seasoning of dried vegetables, spices and yeast extract, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[2][3] Mars Canada lists it in the Ben's Original ready-to-heat rice range, to be heated in the pouch for 90 seconds or in a skillet, with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.[4][5] The pouch is marked "Made in Canada" and the whole 240 g pouch declares 340 Calories and 890 mg of sodium.[2] It replaced the Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Jambalaya Style pouch after Mars renamed the brand Ben's Original in 2020.[6]
Where it's sold
- Amazon.ca [3] Canada CAD 3.99 · new Amazon.ca listing B09CFRDWSQ, "BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Jambalaya Style, Long Grain Rice and Side Dish, 240g Pouch", prints UPC 058496459185; in stock, ships from and sold by Amazon.ca · made in Canada
- BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Jambalaya Style Rice, 240g information[4] Canada Listed on Ben's Original Canada's ready-to-heat rice range as BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Jambalaya Style Rice, 240g; the page prints no barcode
- Bilingual English/French front ("Style Jambalaya", "Made in Canada / Fait au Canada" maple-leaf roundel) and Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table; read from the Open Food Facts photos[1] Canada Made in 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 Style Jambalaya fr
- BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Jambalaya Style Rice en
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
Recorded source
Source & attribution [1] ↗Open Food Facts
Open Food Facts: Bistro express (0058496459185)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-26
Source & attribution [2] ↗Amazon.ca
BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Jambalaya Style, Long Grain Rice and Side Dish, 240g Pouch
retailer · Accessed 2026-09-26
Source & attribution [3] ↗Coverage & research gaps (9)
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 Ben's Original pouch (front and nutrition photos): nutrient evidence: 15 / 15 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
- ingredients · unknown: The printed ingredient list is cut off by the right edge of the only nutrition photo; the rows come from the Amazon.ca listing's statement
- identity · unknown: No back-of-pack photo exists and the front photo is cropped above the brand logo: the company imprint and allergen statement of this pouch are not photographed
- markets · disputed: Open Food Facts tags this record with Martinique only (French language), while the pack is a Canadian bilingual label; no retailer listing in Martinique was found
- 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 (0058496459185) Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 0058496459185. Front and nutrition photos uploaded 2022-01-14. ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
- ↑ BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Jambalaya Style, Long Grain Rice and Side Dish, 240g Pouch Amazon.ca. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: B09CFRDWSQ. Product details: UPC 058496459185, GTIN 00058496459185, manufacturer, country of origin; Ingredients.
- ↑ BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Jambalaya Style Rice, 240g Mars Canada. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Description; Features and benefits.
- ↑ 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.
Barcode & identifiers
- GTIN-14
00058496459185- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0058496459185- UPC-A / GTIN-12
058496459185
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