Rice cups to grams
Rice is one of the more reliable cup measures because the grains pack the same way each time. A cup of uncooked long-grain white rice is about 200 grams. The number shifts a little for other rice types, and it changes a lot once the rice is cooked, so this page is for dry, uncooked rice.
Quick fill (cups)
Conversion uses 200 g per US cup for white rice (uncooked). Cup size: US 236.59 ml. Weights are approximate.
Common rice amounts in cups and grams
Uncooked white rice, US cup:
- 1/4 cup rice = 50 g
- 1/3 cup rice = 67 g
- 1/2 cup rice = 100 g
- 2/3 cup rice = 133 g
- 3/4 cup rice = 150 g
- 1 cup rice = 200 g
- 1 1/2 cups rice = 300 g
- 2 cups rice = 400 g
- 3 cups rice = 600 g
| Ingredient | 1/4 c | 1/3 c | 1/2 c | 2/3 c | 3/4 c | 1 c |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White rice (uncooked) | 50 g | 67 g | 100 g | 133 g | 150 g | 200 g |
Uncooked vs cooked, and rice by type
This page measures dry, uncooked rice. Once rice cooks, it absorbs two to three times its weight in water, so 1 cup of dry rice becomes about 3 cups of cooked rice. Recipes almost always list rice as the uncooked amount; cook it, then measure servings.
Long-grain white rice is the 200 grams-per-cup standard. Short-grain and medium-grain rice pack slightly denser, closer to 200 to 210 grams. Basmati and jasmine are close to long-grain. Brown rice is about 190 grams per cup uncooked.
If a recipe gives a precise rice-to-water ratio, weighing the rice is the dependable way to hit it. A scale removes the cup-packing guesswork.
FAQ
- How many grams is 1 cup of rice?
- 1 US cup of uncooked white rice is about 200 grams. Cooked rice weighs more because it has absorbed water.
- How many grams is 1/2 cup of rice?
- 1/2 US cup of uncooked white rice is about 100 grams.
- Is this cooked or uncooked rice?
- Uncooked. The 200 grams-per-cup value is for dry rice. Cooked rice is lighter per cup because the grains are bigger and hold water.
- How much does 1 cup of cooked rice weigh?
- About 150 to 200 grams, depending on how much water it absorbed. Dry rice roughly triples in volume when cooked.
- Does brown rice weigh the same as white rice?
- Close. Uncooked brown rice is about 190 grams per cup, slightly less than white rice at 200 grams.
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Sources
Our numbers and methodology cross-reference these authorities:
- King Arthur Baking: Ingredient weight chart. Industry-standard flour and baking ingredient weights.
- USDA FoodData Central. Official US government nutrient and density database.
- America's Test Kitchen: How to Weigh Ingredients and Why It's So Important. Independent test-kitchen rationale and method for weighing ingredients.
- NIST Office of Weights and Measures. Authoritative US unit definitions.
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