1 Cup of Rice in Grams: Uncooked and Cooked Rice Chart

Dry rice weighs between 185 and 200 grams per cup, depending on the grain. Short grains pack more tightly than long grains, so a cup holds a little more. Use the row that matches the bag in your kitchen.

Why Sources Give Different Numbers

King Arthur Baking weighs a cup the way a cook fills it, while USDA uses standard lab data. The 13 gram gap between 198 and 185 grams is about 1 tablespoon of rice. For everyday cooking, either number works. A kitchen scale removes the guesswork.

1 cup cooked rice in grams is about 158 grams for long grain white rice. Brown rice and medium grain rice weigh more per cup, because their grains hold more water and pack more tightly. The exact weight also changes with how much water you use and how firmly you fill the cup.

How Much Cooked Rice Does 1 Cup Make?

One cup of uncooked rice makes about 3 cups of cooked rice (University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension). By weight, 185 grams of dry white rice becomes about 474 grams of cooked rice, about 2 1/2 times heavier. That extra weight is water the rice soaks up while it cooks.

This chart covers the cup amounts recipes use most. Uncooked values use the King Arthur weight of 198 grams per cup. Cooked white rice uses the USDA weight of 158 grams, and cooked brown rice uses King Arthur’s 170 grams.

2 Cups of Rice in Grams

2 cups of uncooked white rice weigh 396 grams. 2 cups of cooked white rice weigh 316 grams, and 2 cups of cooked brown rice weigh 340 grams. Two cups of dry rice will make about 6 cups once cooked.

Many recipes and rice packages list grams. Divide the grams by 198 for dry rice, or by 158 for cooked white rice. The chart turns each answer into cups and tablespoons.

100g, 200g and 300g Rice in Cups

100 grams of uncooked white rice is about 1/2 cup, and 200 grams is about 1 cup. 300 grams is 1 1/2 cups. If the rice is already cooked, 100 grams is about 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons.

Rice has a few measuring quirks that other ingredients do not. The cup that comes with a rice cooker is smaller than a US cup. Water amounts and serving sizes also change if you count dry or cooked rice.

The Rice Cooker Cup

The cup sold with most rice cookers holds about 180 ml, not the 236.6 ml of a US cup (Cup). That makes it about 3/4 of a US cup. One rice cooker cup of white rice weighs about 140 to 150 grams, based on USDA cup weights. Use that cup with the water lines inside the cooker bowl.

Water for 1 Cup of Uncooked Rice

These stovetop ratios come from the University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension. Each row is for 1 cup of uncooked rice. Check your rice package too, since brands can differ.

How Much Rice per Serving

MyPlate counts 1/2 cup of cooked rice as 1 ounce equivalent of grains. That is about 79 grams of cooked white rice. One cup of uncooked rice, which makes about 3 cups cooked, gives about 6 of these servings.

You need one number: the grams in one cup of your rice. For dry white rice, that number is 198, and for cooked white rice, it is 158. Multiply cups by the number to get grams, or divide grams by it to get cups.

Cups to Grams

Multiply the cups by 198 for dry rice. For 3/4 cup, 0.75 × 198 = 149 grams. For 3/4 cup of cooked white rice, 0.75 × 158 = 119 grams.

Grams to Cups

Divide the grams by 158 for cooked white rice. For 250 grams, 250 ÷ 158 = 1.58 cups. That is about 1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon.

Tips for Measuring Rice

These habits keep your rice measurements close to the charts. They matter most for meal prep and tracking servings. Each one fixes a common mistake.

• Weigh dry rice before rinsing. Wet rice holds water, which adds weight.
• Level the cup. Sweep the top flat so the cup is not heaped.
• Do not pack cooked rice. Spoon it loosely into the cup, since pressing it down adds weight.
• Check the rice cooker cup. It holds about 180 ml, not a full US cup.
• Weigh cooked rice for portions. A scale gives the same serving every time.