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Ben's Original Bistro Express Basmati Rice 250 g microwavable pouch
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Made in
Canada
250 g microwavable pouch of ready-to-heat basmati rice sold in Canada under the Ben's Original brand, made from water, basmati rice, canola and/or sunflower oil and soy lecithin.
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058496459444Where to buy
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Canadian bilingual Ben's Original pouch naming Mars Canada as importer (front, back photos 2023)[2]
Canada · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
- Evidence observed
- 2023-01-18
- Net content
- 250 g
- Pack
- microwavable pouch
Front, back and Nutrition Facts photos (2936×3916) uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2023-01-18; the front has no Made in Canada badge and the back reads "Importé par : Mars Canada Inc." with Bolton, Ontario, L7E 5T5; best-before print 081123
Ingredients
As printedIngredients: Water, Basmati rice, Canola oil and/or sunflower oil, Soy lecithin (emulsifier). Ingrédients : Eau, Riz basmati, Huile de canola et/ou huile de tournesol, Lécithine de soja (émulsifiant).
Allergen declarations
- contains: Soy[2] · Named in the ingredient list as "Soy lecithin (emulsifier)" / "Lécithine de soja (émulsifiant)"
Other observations & source differences (4)
Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.
- Canadian bilingual Ben's Original pouch with Made in Canada badge (front, nutrition photos 2021) supported · Compare evidence
Front (792×1200) uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2021-09-15 with the "Made in Canada / Fait au Canada" badge; Nutrition Facts (546×907) uploaded 2021-12-11 prints the same per-pouch figures as the later packs. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates
- Canadian bilingual Ben's Original pouch naming Mars Canada as importer (front, back photos 2023) supported · selected
Front, back and Nutrition Facts photos (2936×3916) uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2023-01-18; the front has no Made in Canada badge and the back reads "Importé par : Mars Canada Inc." with Bolton, Ontario, L7E 5T5; best-before print 081123
- Canadian bilingual Ben's Original pouch with Made in Canada badge (front, back photos 2025) supported · Compare evidence
Front and back photos (592×1280) uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2025-10-02 and 2025-11-25; "Made in Canada / Fait au Canada" badge with "*From imported & domestic ingredients / À partir d'ingrédients canadiens et importés", "Manufactured by / Fabriqué par Mars Canada Inc.", best-before prints 03/26 and 08/26. The ingredient box is cut at the right edge in these photos; its legible words match the full list the Amazon.ca listing reproduces, which is the list given here
- Evidence awaiting context review unconfirmed · Compare evidence
Product facts
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- Also named
- Ben's Original 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
- microwavable pouch
- 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 Basmati Rice is a 250 g microwavable pouch of ready-to-heat basmati rice sold in Canada with a bilingual English and French label, made from water, basmati rice, canola and/or sunflower oil and soy lecithin.[2][3] Mars Canada, which owns the Ben's Original brand in Canada, describes the long-grain rice as having a fine texture and a subtle, nutty flavour, ready after 90 seconds in the microwave or heated in a skillet, in a BPA-free pouch with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.[4][5] Current packs carry a "Made in Canada" badge and name Mars Canada Inc. of Bolton, Ontario, as manufacturer.[2]
The pouch took over from the Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Basmati Rice 250 g after Mars renamed the brand Ben's Original on 23 September 2020.[6] Packs photographed in 2021 and 2025 carry the Made in Canada badge, qualified on the back as made from imported and domestic ingredients, while a pack photographed in January 2023 has no badge and names Mars Canada as importer; the per-pouch Nutrition Facts figures are the same on all three.[2]
Where it's sold
- Amazon.ca [3] Canada CAD 2.98 · new Amazon.ca listing B09CFYBCSL "BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Basmati Rice, Long Grain Rice Side Dish, 250g Pouch" prints UPC 058496459444 and GTIN 00058496459444, country of origin Canada; shipped and sold by Amazon.ca · made in Canada
- Bilingual English/French pouch with TM/MC marks, a "Made in Canada / Fait au Canada" badge, a Canadian Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive table and a Bolton, Ontario address; read from the Open Food Facts photos of 2025-11-25[1] Canada 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 riz basmati fr
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
Recorded source
Source & attribution [1] ↗Open Food Facts
Open Food Facts: Basmati Rice (0058496459444)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-26
Source & attribution [2] ↗Amazon.ca
BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Basmati Rice, Long Grain Rice Side Dish, 250g Pouch
retailer · 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: 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 pouch with Made in Canada badge (front, back photos 2025): nutrient evidence: 14 / 14 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
- identity · unknown: The January 2023 pack names Mars Canada as importer and carries no Made in Canada badge; the country where that pack was made is not printed in the photographed panels
- nutrition · disputed: Open Food Facts typed per-100 g values (176 kcal, 361.56 kJ, fat 1.2 g, protein 1.8 g) that do not match the per-pouch panel scaled to 100 g; the panel photos are used here
- 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.
- 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 (0058496459444) Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 0058496459444. Photos uploaded 2021-09-15, 2021-12-11, 2023-01-18, 2025-10-02 and 2025-11-25. 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. Price; ingredients; product details (UPC, GTIN, country of origin, manufacturer).
- ↑ BEN'S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Basmati Rice, 250g Mars Canada. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Product 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
00058496459444- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0058496459444- UPC-A / GTIN-12
058496459444
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