Baking & flours
Brown rice: weights & conversions
A US cup of brown rice weighs about 185 g. 100 g is 370 calories and 7.9 g of protein.
Also written as: long grain brown rice.
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1 cup of brown rice is about 185 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of brown rice weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 185 g | 6.53 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 139 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 123 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 92.5 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 61.7 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 46.3 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 11.6 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 3.85 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 370 | 7.9 g | 2.9 g | 77.2 g | 3.5 g | 7 mg |
| Per cup (185 g) | 685 | 14.6 g | 5.37 g | 143 g | 6.48 g | 13 mg |
| Per tablespoon (11.6 g) | 43 | 0.91 g | 0.34 g | 8.93 g | 0.4 g | 1 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 420 | 8.96 g | 3.29 g | 87.5 g | 3.97 g | 8 mg |
If you have run out
- White rice, the same amount. Cooks faster than brown rice and has less fiber.
Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of brown rice?
- One US cup of brown rice weighs about 185 g (6.53 oz). A tablespoon is about 11.6 g and a teaspoon about 3.85 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of brown rice?
- 100 g of brown rice is about 0.54 cups — near enough to 1/2 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in brown rice?
- Brown rice has about 370 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 685 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in brown rice?
- About 7.9 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 8.96 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of brown rice?
- White rice, the same amount. Cooks faster than brown rice and has less fiber.