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Puffed rice cereal: weights & conversions

A US cup of puffed rice cereal weighs about 28 g. 100 g is 382 calories and 6.2 g of protein.

Also written as: rice krispies, crisp rice cereal, puffed rice.

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1 cup of puffed rice cereal is about 28 grams.

Cups to grams

What each measure of puffed rice cereal weighs, from the cup weight above.

puffed rice cereal volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup28 g0.99 oz
3/4 cup21 g
2/3 cup18.7 g
1/2 cup14 g
1/3 cup9.33 g
1/4 cup7 g
1 tablespoon1.75 g
1 teaspoon0.58 g

Ounces and pounds

The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.

puffed rice cereal weight conversions
WeightGramsOunces
1 oz28.3 g
4 oz (1/4 lb)113 g
8 oz (1/2 lb)227 g
1 lb454 g
100 g100 g

Nutrition

Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.

Nutrition for puffed rice cereal by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)3826.2 g1.3 g87.2 g1.3 g850 mg
Per cup (28 g)1071.74 g0.36 g24.4 g0.36 g238 mg
Per tablespoon (1.75 g)70.11 g0.02 g1.53 g0.02 g15 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)4337.03 g1.47 g98.9 g1.47 g964 mg

If you have run out

  • Corn flakes, the same amount. Sturdier and toastier than puffed rice, crushed the same way.

Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of puffed rice cereal?
One US cup of puffed rice cereal weighs about 28 g (0.99 oz). A tablespoon is about 1.75 g and a teaspoon about 0.58 g.
How many cups is 100 g of puffed rice cereal?
100 g of puffed rice cereal is about 3.57 cups — near enough to 3 5/8 cups in a measuring cup.
How many calories are in puffed rice cereal?
Puffed rice cereal has about 382 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 107 calories a cup.
How much protein is in puffed rice cereal?
About 6.2 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 7.03 g in a 4 oz portion.
What can I use instead of puffed rice cereal?
Corn flakes, the same amount. Sturdier and toastier than puffed rice, crushed the same way.

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