Cups to Grams: White Rice (Uncooked)
1 cup of white rice (uncooked) is about 185 grams. Enter any amount to convert it.
How many grams are in a cup of white rice (uncooked)?
One US cup of white rice (uncooked) weighs about 185 grams (6.5 ounces). Half a cup is about 92 g, and one tablespoon is about 12 g.
This is uncooked long-grain white rice. One cup of uncooked rice makes roughly three cups cooked. Short-grain and basmati rice differ by a few grams.
White Rice (Uncooked) conversion chart
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 46 g | 1.6 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 62 g | 2.2 oz |
| ½ cup | 92 g | 3.3 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 123 g | 4.4 oz |
| ¾ cup | 139 g | 4.9 oz |
| 1 cup | 185 g | 6.5 oz |
| 1½ cups | 278 g | 9.8 oz |
| 2 cups | 370 g | 13.1 oz |
| 1 tablespoon | 12 g | 0.4 oz |
| 1 teaspoon | 3.9 g | 0.1 oz |
Measuring uncooked white rice
The 185 g figure is for uncooked long-grain white rice, such as the common supermarket kind or jasmine. Short-grain and sushi rice weigh a little more per cup, around 200 g, because the grains are plumper and pack more tightly. Basmati falls close to long-grain. Measure by scooping and leveling, with no need to pack.
Rice cooker cups are the biggest trap. The little plastic cup that comes with a rice cooker is a Japanese measure of 180 ml, which holds about 150 g of short-grain rice, not a US cup. The water lines inside the cooker are marked for that cup, so use the same cup for rice and water rather than mixing it with a US measuring cup.
Cooked versus uncooked, and portions
Rice roughly triples in both volume and weight as it cooks, so 1 cup of uncooked rice (185 g) makes about 3 cups of cooked rice. A standard side portion is about 1 cup cooked, which means about ⅓ cup, or 60 g, of uncooked rice per person. Recipes written for cooked rice, like fried rice or burritos, are easier to follow if you know that conversion.
On the stove, most long-grain rice recipes use between 1½ and 2 parts water to 1 part rice by volume, with a lower ratio if you rinse the rice first. A pound (454 g) of rice is about 2½ cups, a 5-pound bag holds about 12 cups, and a 20-pound sack about 49 cups. Rinsing removes surface starch, which keeps the grains from clumping.
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 100 grams of white rice (uncooked)?
100 g of white rice (uncooked) is about 0.54 cups.
How many grams is a tablespoon of white rice (uncooked)?
About 12 g, based on 185 g per cup and 16 tablespoons per cup.
How many cups of cooked rice does 1 cup of uncooked rice make?
About 3 cups for long-grain white rice.
How many cups is a pound of uncooked white rice?
About 2½ cups.
Is a rice cooker cup the same as a US cup?
No. A rice cooker cup is 180 ml, about 76 percent of a US cup (237 ml).