Rice Grams to Cups
1 cup of uncooked white rice weighs about 185 grams, and it cooks up to about 3 cups. 100 g of uncooked rice is ½ cup + 2 teaspoons.
Tip: These weights are for uncooked long-grain white rice. 1 cup uncooked cooks to about 3 cups.
One US cup of uncooked long-grain white rice weighs about 185 g (USDA). To convert grams of rice to cups, divide by 185, so 370 g = 2 cups. Always check whether a recipe means uncooked or cooked rice: 1 cup uncooked becomes roughly 3 cups cooked, so the numbers are very different.
Rice grams to cups chart
| Grams | Cups | Measure with | Tbsp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 g | about 2.5 tsp | 1 tbsp | 0.9 |
| 25 g | about 2 tbsp | 2 tbsp | 2.2 |
| 50 g | ¼ cup + 1 tsp | ¼ cup + 1 tsp | 4.3 |
| 75 g | ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp | ¼ cup + 2.5 tbsp | 6.5 |
| 100 g | ½ cup + 2 tsp | ½ cup + 2 tsp | 8.6 |
| 113 g | ½ cup + 2 tbsp | ⅓ cup + ¼ cup + 1.5 tsp | 9.8 |
| 125 g | ⅔ cup | 2 × ⅓ cup | 10.8 |
| 150 g | ¾ cup + 1 tbsp | ½ cup + ¼ cup + 1 tbsp | 13 |
| 200 g | 1 cup + 1.5 tbsp | ½ cup + ⅓ cup + ¼ cup | 17.3 |
| 250 g | 1 ⅓ cups + 1 tsp | 1 cup + ⅓ cup + 1 tsp | 21.6 |
| 300 g | 1 ½ cups + 2 tbsp | 1 cup + ½ cup + 2 tbsp | 25.9 |
| 400 g | 2 cups + 2.5 tbsp | 2 × 1 cup + 2.5 tbsp | 34.6 |
| 500 g | 2 ⅔ cups + 1.5 tsp | 2 × 1 cup + 2 × ⅓ cup + 1.5 tsp | 43.2 |
| 1000 g | 5 ⅓ cups + 1 tbsp | 5 × 1 cup + ¼ cup + 2.5 tbsp | 86.5 |
Cups of uncooked white rice to grams
Uncooked vs cooked rice
All the numbers in the converter and charts on this page are for uncooked long-grain white rice. Rice absorbs water as it cooks and the grains swell, so the same rice takes up about three times the space afterwards:
| Uncooked rice | Weight | Cooked (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 46 g | ¾ cup |
| ⅓ cup | 62 g | 1 cup |
| ½ cup | 93 g | 1 ½ cups |
| 1 cup | 185 g | 3 cups |
| 2 cups | 370 g | 6 cups |
If a recipe asks for “2 cups cooked rice”, start with about ⅔ cup uncooked.
Do different types of rice weigh the same?
Not exactly. Short-grain and medium-grain rice (like sushi rice and arborio) pack more tightly in a cup than long-grain, and brown rice is a little different again. The differences are small for everyday cooking, but if you’re following a recipe that gives grams, weigh it.
How many cups of rice in a bag?
| Bag | Weight | Cups uncooked (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 lb | 454 g | 2 ½ cups |
| 2 lb | 907 g | 5 cups |
| 1 kg | 1,000 g | 5 ⅓ cups |
| 5 lb | 2,268 g | 12 ¼ cups |
Water for cooking rice
Most packages of long-grain white rice call for about 2 cups of water per cup of rice on the stovetop. Rice cookers and other rice types use different ratios, so follow the package or your cooker’s markings.
Questions
How many grams is 1 cup of rice?
One cup of uncooked long-grain white rice weighs about 185 g. King Arthur Baking lists 198 g. Cooked rice weighs less per cup because the grains swell with water and take up more space.
How many cups is 100 grams of rice?
100 g of uncooked white rice is ½ cup + 2 teaspoons, just over ½ cup.
How many cups of rice are in a pound?
A pound (454 g) of uncooked long-grain white rice is about 2 ½ cups.
How much cooked rice does 1 cup of uncooked rice make?
About 3 cups for long-grain white rice. Brown rice and other varieties vary, so check the package.
How much uncooked rice per person?
A common serving is ¼ to ⅓ cup of uncooked rice per person as a side, which is about 46–62 g and cooks to roughly ¾ to 1 cup.