Baking & flours
White rice: weights & conversions
A US cup of white rice weighs about 185 g. 100 g is 365 calories and 7.1 g of protein.
Also written as: rice, long grain rice, arborio rice, jasmine rice, basmati rice.
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1 cup of white rice is about 185 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of white 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) | 365 | 7.1 g | 0.66 g | 80 g | 1.3 g | 5 mg |
| Per cup (185 g) | 675 | 13.1 g | 1.22 g | 148 g | 2.41 g | 9 mg |
| Per tablespoon (11.6 g) | 42 | 0.82 g | 0.08 g | 9.25 g | 0.15 g | 1 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 414 | 8.05 g | 0.75 g | 90.7 g | 1.47 g | 6 mg |
If you have run out
- Brown rice, the same amount. Needs a longer cook time and more liquid than white rice.
Mentioned in our guides
Blog posts that talk about white rice along the way.
Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of white rice?
- One US cup of white 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 white rice?
- 100 g of white rice is about 0.54 cups — near enough to 1/2 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in white rice?
- White rice has about 365 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 675 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in white rice?
- About 7.1 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 8.05 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of white rice?
- Brown rice, the same amount. Needs a longer cook time and more liquid than white rice.