How Many Grams in a Cup of Rice? Uncooked vs Cooked, by Type
How many grams in a cup of rice has one of the widest answers of any ingredient I have covered. Butter is 227 grams, done. Honey is 340, done. Rice? Anywhere from 150 to 200 grams uncooked, and the cooked answer is a different number entirely. USDA nutrition data puts a cup of uncooked white long-grain rice at about 185 grams, and that is the number to start with. Everything below explains when it is not the number.
The table: grams per cup by rice type
| Rice type | Uncooked (1 cup) | Cooked (1 cup) |
|---|---|---|
| White long-grain | 185 g | ~200 g |
| White medium-grain | 195 g | ~200 g |
| White short-grain | 200 g | ~211 g |
| Brown long-grain | 185 g | ~213 g |
| Brown medium-grain | 190 g | n/a |
| Basmati | ~158 g | 180 to 200 g |
| Jasmine | ~150 g | 185 to 205 g |
The grain shape drives the spread. Basmati and jasmine are long and slender, so they pack less densely into a cup and weigh less. Short-grain rice is plump and heavy. Brown rice weighs slightly more than white of the same grain length because the bran layer is still on.
The question behind the question: which cup do you mean
This is the mistake that ruins meal prep. A recipe that says "1 cup rice" almost always means uncooked. A nutrition label that says "1 cup rice" means cooked. Those are not the same food: one cup of uncooked rice makes about three cups of cooked rice, because the grains absorb water and roughly triple in volume and weight.
So "185 grams per cup" and "200 grams per cup" are both right, for different cups. The 185 is a cup of dry grains before cooking. The 200 is a cup of fluffy cooked rice after. If you are tracking calories, this is the distinction that matters: the 702 calories in a cup of uncooked medium-grain white rice become three cups of cooked rice, and measuring the wrong one triples your error.
A quick rule of thumb for cooking
For dinner planning, memorize two numbers: 185 grams dry becomes about 3 cups cooked, and a side serving is roughly 50 grams of dry rice. Four people? 200 grams dry, which is just over a cup, cooks down to about 4 cups, which is about a cup each. The rice cooker cup that came with your machine is usually 180 ml rather than the US 236 ml, so do not use it to measure water against a recipe written in US cups.
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Convert cups to grams freeFrequently asked questions
How many grams in a cup of rice?
About 185 grams for a cup of uncooked white long-grain rice (USDA data), up to 200 for short-grain, and about 150 to 158 for basmati and jasmine. A cup of cooked rice is about 200 grams.
Does cooked rice weigh more than uncooked rice?
Per cup, they are close: about 185 grams uncooked versus about 200 grams cooked for white long-grain. But one cup uncooked makes about three cups cooked, so the total weight triples through water absorption.
How many grams in a cup of basmati or jasmine rice?
Uncooked basmati is about 158 grams per cup and jasmine about 150, because the long slender grains pack less densely. Cooked, they run about 180 to 205 grams per cup.
How many cups of cooked rice does 1 cup of uncooked rice make?
About 3 cups. The grains absorb water during cooking and roughly triple in volume.
Why do different sources disagree on grams per cup of rice?
Grain shape, packing density, moisture content, and measuring method all shift the number. USDA values are the most consistent reference, but a kitchen scale beats every conversion table.
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