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Ben's Original, formerly called Uncle Ben's, is an American brand of parboiled rice and other related food products that were introduced by Converted Rice Inc., which is now owned by Mars, Inc. Uncle Ben's rice was first marketed in 1943 and was the top-selling rice in the United States until the 1990s. [1]
The parboiled rice product has been around for more than 70 years, and the brand name Uncle Ben's has been used since 1946. According to Uncle Ben's website, the character of Uncle Ben was ...
Rice Converted, Inc's sole client was the US military which needed Converted Rice, Inc's rice to airdrop to troops throughout World War II as it was resistant to infestation. Once the war ended, Rice Converted, Inc. rebranded as "Uncle Ben's Converted Rice," the first branded rice of its time.
Rice, brown, parboiled, dry, UNCLE BEN'S (#20042) Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) Energy: 370 kcal (1,500 kJ) ... (formerly known as Uncle Ben's) Converted Rice ...
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Uncle Ben’s rice is consciously uncoupling from its racist imagery. Parent company Mars Inc. announced Wednesday that it would “evolve” the brand away from the iconic photo of an African ...
The rice retained up to 65 percent of the thiamine (Vitamin B 1) of raw brown rice and 80 percent of pantothenic acid and more than double the vitamin content of ordinary polished rice. Malek-Yonan's process of steam pressure-cooking rice in its husks forced the vitamins out of the bran and into the kernel itself.