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Ben's Original Bistro Express Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese Flavour 240 g pouch

Ben's Original Bistro Express Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese Flavour 240 g, front of pack1 / 3 Front
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Made in

Canada

Ultimately owned by

Mars, Incorporated

United States

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240 g microwavable pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice with broccoli, vermicelli and a dried cheese seasoning, made and sold in Canada by Mars Canada under the Ben's Original brand.

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Barcode 058496459208

Canadian bilingual Ben's Original Bistro Express pouch (front, ingredient and nutrition photos)[2]

Canada · supported

Evidence reviewed

Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations

Evidence observed
2025-10-06
Net content
240 g
Pack
pouch

Photos uploaded to Open Food Facts: front and nutrition table 2021-11-03, a sharp 3024×2347 close-up of the English ingredient list with the start of the French list 2023-12-16, and a front and back 2025-10-06 whose back prints the same Nutrition Facts figures, the same ingredient order and "Best before 12/25". Net content 240 g is printed on the front. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates

Nutrition

Nutrition panel

Per 240 g

as sold · Per 1 pouch (240 g) / pour 1 sachet (240 g) of the ready-to-heat rice[2]

340 kcalEnergy
3 gSugars
EnergyNot declared
Energy340 kcal
Fat7 g (9% DV)
of which saturates1 g
of which trans fat0.1 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Carbohydrate62 g
of which sugars3 g (3% DV)
Fibre2 g (7% DV)
Protein8 g
SaltNot declared
Sodium830 mg (36% DV)
Calcium100 mg (8% DV)
Iron0.75 mg (4% DV)
Potassium550 mg (12% DV)

Notes on this panel

Energy · kJ · Not declared[2]
The Canadian table declares Calories only
of which saturates · g · 1 g[2]
Saturated + trans 6 % Daily Value
Salt · g · Not declared[2]
Sodium is declared, salt is not

Transcribed from the 352×421 nutrition photo uploaded 2021-11-03, every figure legible; the back photo uploaded 2025-10-06 prints the same figures. Open Food Facts types a per-100 g conversion with 610.4 kJ, a figure the Canadian table does not print

Ingredients

6 declared, 22 within compounds · Canada · Source[2]

As printedWater, Long grain parboiled rice, Broccoli, Seasoning [modified milk ingredients, modified corn starch, salt, dried cheese (cheddar, romano, blue, mozzarella and parmesan), potassium chloride, dried onion, sugar, yeast extract, natural flavours, torula yeast, lactic acid (acidulant), annatto extract, turmeric extract, xanthan gum, guar gum, silicon dioxide], Vermicelli pasta (wheat), Canola oil.

  1. Water
  2. Parboiled rice “Long grain parboiled rice”Long grain
  3. Broccoli
  4. Seasoning
    1. Modified milk ingredients
    2. Modified corn starch
    3. Salt
    4. Cheese “dried cheese”Dried
      1. Cheddar cheese “cheddar”
      2. Romano cheese “romano”
      3. Blue cheese “blue”
      4. Mozzarella
      5. Parmesan cheese “parmesan”
    5. Potassium chloride
    6. Onion “dried onion”Dried
    7. Sugar
    8. Yeast extract
    9. Natural flavourings “natural flavours”
    10. Yeast “torula yeast”Printed as "torula yeast"
    11. Lactic acid acidulant “lactic acid (acidulant)”
    12. Annatto “annatto extract”Printed as "annatto extract"
    13. Turmeric “turmeric extract”Printed as "turmeric extract"
    14. Xanthan gum
    15. Guar gum
    16. Silicon dioxide
  5. Vermicelli “Vermicelli pasta”
    1. Wheat
  6. Canola oil

Other observations & source differences (4)

Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.

Statements on the label

  • Perfect in 2 minutes / Parfait en 2 minutes[2]label · Navy badge on the front photo of 2021-11-03
  • No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives / sans colorants, arômes ni agents de conservation artificiels[2]label · Green round badge on the front; small print, read as far as the photo allows
  • BPA free pouch / Emballage sans BPA[2]label · Green tag on the front
  • Made in Canada / Fait au Canada[2]label · Red maple-leaf roundel on the front

Product facts

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Barcode
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Also named
Ben's Original Bistro Express saveur de brocoli et fromage cheddar 240 g (fr)
Net content
240 g
Pack
pouch
Made in
🇨🇦 Canada
Status
active

Who owns it

Ben's Original ↗

Made in Canada · owned from the United States

Made in
Canada

Sources for each tie

The ownership drawing
Ben's Original
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 Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese Flavour is a 240 g microwavable pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice with broccoli, vermicelli and a seasoning of dried cheddar, romano, blue, mozzarella and parmesan cheese, sold in Canada with an English and French label.[2][3] Amazon.ca names Mars Canada Inc. of Bolton, Ontario, as its manufacturer, and the pack carries a "Made in Canada" roundel.[4][2] The maker describes it as ready in 90 seconds in the microwave or heated in a skillet, in a BPA-free pouch with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.[5] One pouch declares 340 Calories and 830 mg of sodium.[2]

Mars renamed the Uncle Ben's brand Ben's Original in 2020.[6] The Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Broccoli & Cheddar pouch it replaced listed provolone among its cheeses, where this label lists blue and mozzarella.[7][2] Open Food Facts also tags Germany, while every photographed pack carries the bilingual Canadian label.[2]

Where it's sold

  • Ben's Original Bistro Express Broccoli and Cheddar Flavoured [3] Canada CAD 3.99 · new · sourced Metro.ca listing with product number 058496459208, "Bistro Express Broccoli and Cheddar Flavoured Rice 240 g", Product of Canada; regular price CAD 3.99, on sale 3 for CAD 10.99 until 2026-10-07 · made in Canada
  • Amazon.ca [4] Canada CAD 2.98 · new · sourced Amazon.ca listing B09CFZKWC2, "BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Broccoli & Cheddar, Long Grain Rice and Side Dish, 240g Pouch", prints UPC 058496459208 and GTIN 00058496459208, country of origin Canada; in stock, under Grocery & Gourmet Food › Rice Dishes › Seasoned Rice · made in Canada
  • Bilingual English/French front, ingredient list and Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with % Daily Value, TM/MC marks and a "Made in Canada / Fait au Canada" roundel, the Canadian label format; read from the Open Food Facts photos[1] Canada · printed Made in 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

VersionSizePackBarcode
Basmati Rice 250 g250 gmicrowavable pouch058496459444
Basmati Rice 453 g453 gmicrowavable pouch058496458843
Ben's Original Bistro Express250 g058496459369
Bistro Express240 g058496459185
240 g058496459048
240 g058496423360
250 g058496141424
Bistro Express Broccoli & Cheddar240 g058496436247
Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese Flavour this page240 g058496459208
Butter & Garlic Flavour250 g058496459222
Coconut Flavour Jasmine Rice 240 g240 g058496459062
Converted Brand Rice 250 g250 g058496459246
Creamy Cheddar Cheese Flavour240 g058496459468
Fried Style Rice 250 g250 g058496459307
Jasmine Rice 240 g240 g058496459482
Long Grain & Wild Rice with Fine Herbs 250 g250 g058496459260
Roasted Chicken Flavour Long Grain & Wild Rice250 g058496459284
Tomato & Herb Flavour 250 g250 g058496459321
Uncle Ben's Bistro Basmati Rice 250 g250 g058496266288
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express250 g058496141431
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express 250 g250 g058496141493
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Jambalaya Style 240 g240 g058496436261
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Jasmine Rice240 g058496363253
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Mexican Style 250 g250 g058496447588
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Original Converted Brand Rice 250 g250 g058496141400
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Roasted Chicken Flavour Brown Rice250 g058496223106
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Tomato & Herb Flavour 250 g250 g058496141448
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Vegetable Medley Rice 250 g250 g058496223113
Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Whole Grain Brown Rice 250 g250 g058496223083
Vegetable Medley 250 g250 g058496459420
Whole Grain Brown Rice 250 g250 g058496459383
Whole Grain Brown Rice Roasted Chicken Flavour 250 g250 g058496459406

Other names for this product

Also known as

  • Saveur de brocoli et fromage cheddar fr

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Sources & research

Evidence reviewed

Recorded source

Source & attribution [1] ↗

Open Food Facts

Open Food Facts: Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese Flavor (0058496459208)

catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-26

Source & attribution [2] ↗

Metro

Ben's Original Bistro Express Broccoli and Cheddar Flavoured Rice - Metro

retailer · Accessed 2026-09-26

Source & attribution [3] ↗

Coverage & research gaps (8)

Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.

  • Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
  • Context: 3 / 4 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
  • Label photographs: 0 / 3 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
  • Canadian bilingual Ben's Original Bistro Express pouch (front, ingredient 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: No "Contains" allergen statement is legible in the available photos; the list names milk ingredients, cheese and wheat
  • identity · unknown: The manufacturer imprint on the back is out of focus on the 2025-10-06 photo
  • 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.
  • ingredients · not_researched: Ingredient statement or sourced exemption not recorded.
  • nutrition · not_researched: Nutrition declaration or exemption not recorded.

All references & source details

References

  1. ↑ as printed on pack
  2. ↑ Open Food Facts: Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese Flavor (0058496459208) Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 0058496459208. Photos uploaded 2021-11-03, 2023-12-16 and 2025-10-06. ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
  3. ↑ Ben's Original Bistro Express Broccoli and Cheddar Flavoured Rice - Metro Metro. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 058496459208. Ingredients; price; origin.
  4. ↑ BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Broccoli & Cheddar, Long Grain Rice and Side Dish, 240g Pouch Amazon.ca. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: B09CFZKWC2. Product details: UPC, GTIN, manufacturer, country of origin.
  5. ↑ BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Broccoli & Cheddar Flavour Rice, 240g Mars Canada. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Product description; features and benefits.
  6. ↑ Ben's Original Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-26. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
  7. ↑ Open Food Facts: Bistro Express Broccoli & Cheddar (0058496436247) Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 0058496436247. Ingredient photo uploaded 2018-06-26. ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.

Barcode & identifiers

GTIN-14
00058496459208
EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0058496459208
UPC-A / GTIN-12
058496459208

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