Baking & flours
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.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 28 g | 0.99 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 21 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 18.7 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 14 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 9.33 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 7 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 1.75 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 0.58 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) | 382 | 6.2 g | 1.3 g | 87.2 g | 1.3 g | 850 mg |
| Per cup (28 g) | 107 | 1.74 g | 0.36 g | 24.4 g | 0.36 g | 238 mg |
| Per tablespoon (1.75 g) | 7 | 0.11 g | 0.02 g | 1.53 g | 0.02 g | 15 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 433 | 7.03 g | 1.47 g | 98.9 g | 1.47 g | 964 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.