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Ben's Original Bistro Express Butter & Garlic Flavour 250 g pouch
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Made in
Canada
250 g pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice with a butter-and-garlic seasoning, made in Canada by Mars Canada under the Ben's Original name; sold with a bilingual English/French label.
Size & format
058496459222Where to buy
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Ben's Original ingredient statement on the Amazon.ca listing of UPC 058496459222[2]
Canada · English · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
- Evidence observed
- 2026-09-26
The listing prints this barcode and names Mars Canada Inc. as manufacturer; the list carries no separate allergen sentence
Ingredients
As printed, EnglishWater, Long grain parboiled rice, Seasoning [modified corn starch, salt, maltodextrin, yeast extract, coconut oil, autolyzed yeast extract, corn syrup, modified milk ingredients, sugar, sunflower oil, dried garlic, turmeric, mono and diglycerides, sunflower lecithin (emulsifier), turmeric extract, natural butter flavour, natural garlic flavour, natural flavour, guar gum, xanthan gum, silicon dioxide], Canola oil.
- Water
- Parboiled rice “Long grain parboiled rice”
- Seasoning
- Modified corn starch
- Salt
- Maltodextrin
- Yeast extract
- Coconut oil
- Autolyzed yeast extract
- Corn syrup
- Modified milk ingredients
- Sugar
- Sunflower oil
- Garlic “dried garlic”
- Turmeric colour
- Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids emulsifier “mono and diglycerides”
- Sunflower lecithin emulsifier
- Turmeric oleoresin colour “turmeric extract”
- Natural butter flavour flavouring
- Natural garlic flavour flavouring
- Natural flavourings flavouring “natural flavour”
- Guar gum
- Xanthan gum
- Silicon dioxide
- Canola oil
Allergen declarations
- contains: milk[2] · Declared through "modified milk ingredients" in the seasoning; the listing prints no separate Contains line
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 Bistro Express Butter & Garlic pouch (front and Nutrition Facts photos) supported · Compare evidence
Open Food Facts front and nutrition photos, uploaded 2022-01-20; the ingredient list is not photographed
- Ben's Original ingredient statement on the Amazon.ca listing of UPC 058496459222 supported · selected
The listing prints this barcode and names Mars Canada Inc. as manufacturer; the list carries no separate allergen sentence
- Evidence awaiting context review unconfirmed · Compare evidence
Statements on the label
- Ready in just 90 seconds[3]manufacturer · Maker's product page description; a declaration, not an independent certification by us
Product facts
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- Also named
- Ben's Original Bistro Express riz saveur de beurre et ail 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
- Amazon.ca listing B09CG74XFQ shown In Stock and the maker's product page live on 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 Butter & Garlic Flavour is a 250 g pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice seasoned with butter and garlic flavours, sold in Canada with a bilingual English and French label.[1][2] Mars Canada, named as the manufacturer on the Amazon.ca listing of this barcode, sells it as a microwaveable rice side dish that heats in a BPA-free pouch and carries no artificial colours or flavours.[2][3] The front is marked "Made in Canada", and one 250 g pouch declares 360 Calories, 6 g of fat, 71 g of carbohydrate and 680 mg of sodium.[1]
Bistro Express is the ready-to-heat pouch-rice line that Mars sold under the Uncle Ben's name until it renamed the brand Ben's Original in 2020.[4] The Butter & Garlic pouch is stocked across Canadian grocers and was in stock on Amazon.ca at CAD 2.98 when checked on 26 September 2026.[2]
Where it's sold
- Amazon.ca [2] Canada CAD 2.98 · new Amazon.ca listing B09CG74XFQ printing UPC 058496459222, "250g Pouch"; shown In Stock at CAD 2.98 on 2026-09-26 · made in Canada
- Open Food Facts information[1] Canada Bilingual English/French front and Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table with % Daily Value, the Canadian label format, and a "Made in Canada / Fait au Canada" roundel; read from the Open Food Facts photos · 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
Other names for this product
Also known as
- Bistro Express Saveur de beurre et ail fr
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
Open Food Facts
Open Food Facts: Butter & garlic flavour bistro express (0058496459222)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-26
Source & attribution [1] ↗Amazon.ca
BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Butter & Garlic, Long Grain Rice and Side Dish, 250g Pouch
retailer · Accessed 2026-09-26
Source & attribution [2] ↗Mars Canada
BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Butter & Garlic Flavour, 250g
manufacturer · 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: 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 Bistro Express Butter & Garlic pouch (front and Nutrition Facts photos): nutrient evidence: 15 / 15 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
- ingredients · unknown: The pack's own ingredient panel is not photographed; the list on this page is the one the Amazon.ca listing of this barcode reproduces
- images · unknown: No photo of the back panel with the ingredient list, the manufacturer imprint and the barcode exists on Open Food Facts
- 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
- ↑ Open Food Facts: Butter & garlic flavour bistro express (0058496459222) Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 0058496459222. Front and nutrition photos uploaded 2022-01-20. ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
- ↑ BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Butter & Garlic, Long Grain Rice and Side Dish, 250g Pouch Amazon.ca. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: B09CG74XFQ. Product details (UPC, manufacturer, country); Ingredients.
- ↑ BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Butter & Garlic Flavour, 250g Mars Canada. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Product description.
- ↑ Ben's Original Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-26. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
Barcode & identifiers
- GTIN-14
00058496459222- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0058496459222- UPC-A / GTIN-12
058496459222
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