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Uncooked Brown Rice Cups to Grams

Quick answer

1 cup of uncooked brown rice weighs 190 g (6.7 oz). 1 tablespoon is 11.9 g and 1 teaspoon is 4 g.

1 cup: 190g; 6.7 oz
1 tablespoon: 11.9g
1 teaspoon: 4g
100 g: 0.53cups; of a US cup

Brown rice here is the raw, uncooked grain, still in its bran. The cup is of dry rice, and the pot will hold far more once it has soaked up water, so do not use this figure for a cup of cooked rice.

Convert any amount of uncooked brown rice

Starts at 1 cup of uncooked brown rice in grams (190 g); change the units to go from grams back to cups.

Amount of uncooked brown riceFromTo

1 cup of uncooked brown rice is 190 grams

Cups: 1
Tablespoons: 16
Teaspoons: 48
Grams: 190
Ounces: 6.7

Uncooked Brown Rice: cups to grams and ounces

Cups of uncooked brown rice in grams and ounces
Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/4 cup	47.5	1.68
1/3 cup	63.3	2.23
1/2 cup	95	3.35
2/3 cup	126.7	4.47
3/4 cup	142.5	5.03
1 cup	190	6.7
1 1/2 cups	285	10.05
2 cups	380	13.4
3 cups	570	20.11
4 cups	760	26.81

Tablespoons and teaspoons of uncooked brown rice in grams and ounces
Spoons	Grams	Ounces
1/2 tablespoon	5.9	0.21
1 tablespoon	11.9	0.42
2 tablespoons	23.8	0.84
3 tablespoons	35.6	1.26
4 tablespoons	47.5	1.68
6 tablespoons	71.3	2.51
8 tablespoons	95	3.35
1/4 teaspoon	0.99	0.03
1/2 teaspoon	2	0.07
3/4 teaspoon	3	0.1
1 teaspoon	4	0.14
2 teaspoons	7.9	0.28
3 teaspoons	11.9	0.42

Uncooked Brown Rice: grams and ounces to cups

For a recipe written in grams or ounces, here is how much of a US cup each weight of uncooked brown rice fills.

Grams of uncooked brown rice in cups, tablespoons and ounces
Grams	Cups	Tablespoons	Ounces
25 g	0.13	2.11	0.88
50 g	0.26	4.21	1.76
100 g	0.53	8.42	3.53
125 g	0.66	10.53	4.41
150 g	0.79	12.63	5.29
200 g	1.05	16.84	7.05
250 g	1.32	21.05	8.82
300 g	1.58	25.26	10.58
400 g	2.11	33.68	14.11
500 g	2.63	42.11	17.64

Ounces of uncooked brown rice in grams, cups and tablespoons
Ounces (weight)	Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
1 oz	28.3	0.15	2.39
2 oz	56.7	0.3	4.77
3 oz	85	0.45	7.16
4 oz	113.4	0.6	9.55
6 oz	170.1	0.9	14.32
8 oz	226.8	1.19	19.1
12 oz	340.2	1.79	28.65
16 oz	453.6	2.39	38.2

What a cup of uncooked brown rice weighs, and why it can differ

USDA’s weight for “1 cup” is 190 g. Next to a cup of water, which holds about 236.6 g, that is 80% of the weight of a cup of water, so it is lighter than the same volume of water. The same cup works out at 0.8 g per millilitre.

USDA lists one cup measure for uncooked brown rice (“1 cup”), so this page has no second figure to compare it with; if a recipe depends on the exact amount, weigh it.

USDA lists no tablespoon or teaspoon measure for this entry, so that weight is the cup weight divided by the US ratio (16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons to the cup).

Counting calories instead of cups? See calories and macros in brown Rice (Raw), per 100 g and per portion.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams are in 1 cup of uncooked brown rice?

USDA measures 1 cup of uncooked brown rice (its portion is listed as “1 cup”) at 190 g, which is 6.7 oz.

How many cups is 500 g of uncooked brown rice?

500 g of uncooked brown rice is 2.63 cups, using 190 g per cup of uncooked brown rice. A 1 kg bag of uncooked brown rice would fill 5.26 cups, and a 1 lb pack of uncooked brown rice would fill 2.39.

How much does a part of a cup of uncooked brown rice weigh?

Half a cup of uncooked brown rice is 95 g, a third of a cup of uncooked brown rice is 63.3 g and a quarter cup of uncooked brown rice is 47.5 g. For small amounts, 1 tablespoon of uncooked brown rice is 11.9 g (0.42 oz) and 2 tablespoons of uncooked brown rice are 23.8 g.

If my recipe uses 250 ml metric cups, how much uncooked brown rice is that?

A 250 ml cup is about 5.7% larger than a US cup, so a metric cup of uncooked brown rice comes to about 200.8 g, going by USDA’s 190 g for a US cup of uncooked brown rice. The weights on this page are for the US cup of about 237 ml.

Is it better to weigh uncooked brown rice than to measure it by the cup?

For baking, yes. USDA lists one cup measure for uncooked brown rice (“1 cup”), so this page has no second figure to compare it with; if a recipe depends on the exact amount, weigh it. Next to water, a cup of uncooked brown rice is 80% of the weight of a cup of water, so it is lighter than the same volume of water, and 190 g on a scale is 190 g however the uncooked brown rice was scooped.

What weighs about the same as a cup of uncooked brown rice?

Among these converters, uncooked white rice (185 g per cup) and granulated sugar (200 g per cup) come closest to 190 g. Same volume, different ingredient: the weights are close, but the foods are not interchangeable.

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Weights are USDA averages for the entry named below. Packing, sifting, brand and moisture change the weight of a real cup, so treat them as a good starting point, not a lab measurement.

USDA describes this entry as “Rice, brown, medium-grain, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)” (FoodData Central SR Legacy 2018-04).

Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 169706, retrieved October 22, 2026. How we calculate.