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Ben's Original Bistro Express Creamy Cheddar Cheese Flavour 240 g pouch
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240 g microwavable pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice with vermicelli and a dried five-cheese seasoning, made and sold in Canada by Mars Canada under the Ben's Original brand.
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058496459468Where to buy
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Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
Other observations & source differences (4)
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- Canadian bilingual Ben's Original Bistro Express pouch (front and nutrition photos) supported · Compare evidence
Front and Nutrition Facts photos uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2022-01-27; the front prints 240 g, the flavour in English and French and a front-of-pack summary with the same Calories, fat, sugars and sodium figures as the table. Upload dates are observation dates, not formulation dates
- Metro.ca product page for UPC 058496459468 supported · Compare evidence
The retailer's reproduction of the label list; the Amazon.ca listing for the same UPC prints the identical list word for word. The page also states 240 g and Product of Canada
- Ben's Original Canada product page, Bistro Express Creamy Cheddar Cheese Flavour, 240g supported · Compare evidence
Maker's product description: 240 g pouch, 90 seconds in the microwave or heated in a skillet, BPA-free pouch, no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives; the page prints no ingredient list, barcode or nutrition table
- Evidence awaiting context review unconfirmed · selected
Product facts
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- Also named
- Ben's Original Bistro Express saveur de cheddar crémeux 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
- 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 Creamy Cheddar Cheese Flavour is a 240 g microwavable pouch of ready-to-heat long grain parboiled rice with 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. as its manufacturer and Canada as its country of origin, 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 820 mg of sodium.[2]
It belongs to the Bistro Express line of Ben's Original, the name Mars gave the Uncle Ben's brand in 2020.[6] Open Food Facts also tags Germany, while the photographed pack carries the bilingual Canadian label.[2]
Where it's sold
- Ben's Original Bistro Express Creamy Cheddar Cheese Flavoure [3] Canada CAD 3.99 · new Metro.ca listing with product number 058496459468, "Bistro Express Creamy Cheddar Cheese 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 Amazon.ca listing B09CFZTCSD, "BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Creamy Cheddar Cheese, Flavoured Rice Side Dish, 240g Pouch", prints UPC 058496459468 and GTIN 00058496459468, country of origin Canada; in stock, under Grocery & Gourmet Food › Packaged Meals & Side Dishes › Rice Dishes › Seasoned Rice · made in Canada
- Bilingual English/French front 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 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
- Saveur de cheddar crémeux fr
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
Recorded source
Source & attribution [1] ↗Open Food Facts
Open Food Facts: Creamy Cheddar Cheese Flavour (0058496459468)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-26
Source & attribution [2] ↗Metro
Ben's Original Bistro Express Creamy Cheddar Cheese Flavoured Rice - Metro
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 Bistro Express 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: Open Food Facts holds front and nutrition photos only; the ingredient list comes from the Metro.ca and Amazon.ca reproductions, and no "Contains" allergen statement is reproduced there
- identity · unknown: The manufacturer imprint on the back of the pouch has not been photographed
- 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.
- 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: Creamy Cheddar Cheese Flavour (0058496459468) Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 0058496459468. Front and nutrition photos uploaded 2022-01-27. ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
- ↑ Ben's Original Bistro Express Creamy Cheddar Cheese Flavoured Rice - Metro Metro. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 058496459468. Ingredients; price; origin.
- ↑ BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Creamy Cheddar Cheese, Flavoured Rice Side Dish, 240g Pouch Amazon.ca. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: B09CFZTCSD. Product details: UPC, GTIN, manufacturer, country of origin.
- ↑ BEN'S ORIGINAL BISTRO EXPRESS Creamy Cheddar Cheese Flavour, 240g Mars Canada. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-26. Product description; features and benefits.
- ↑ Ben's Original Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-26. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
Barcode & identifiers
- GTIN-14
00058496459468- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0058496459468- UPC-A / GTIN-12
058496459468
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