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Uncooked White Rice Cups to Grams

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1 cup of uncooked white rice weighs 185 g (6.53 oz). 1 tablespoon is 11.6 g and 1 teaspoon is 3.9 g.

1 cup: 185g; 6.53 oz
1 tablespoon: 11.6g
1 teaspoon: 3.9g
100 g: 0.54cups; of a US cup

White rice here is raw, polished grain, measured dry. Cooking multiplies the volume several times, so a cup of dry rice and a cup of cooked rice are very different amounts, and recipes should say which they want.

Convert any amount of uncooked white rice

Starts at 1 cup of uncooked white rice in grams (185 g); change the units to go from grams back to cups.

Amount of uncooked white riceFromTo

1 cup of uncooked white rice is 185 grams

Cups: 1
Tablespoons: 16
Teaspoons: 48
Grams: 185
Ounces: 6.53

Uncooked White Rice: cups to grams and ounces

Cups of uncooked white rice in grams and ounces
Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/4 cup	46.3	1.63
1/3 cup	61.7	2.18
1/2 cup	92.5	3.26
2/3 cup	123.3	4.35
3/4 cup	138.8	4.89
1 cup	185	6.53
1 1/2 cups	277.5	9.79
2 cups	370	13.05
3 cups	555	19.58
4 cups	740	26.1

Tablespoons and teaspoons of uncooked white rice in grams and ounces
Spoons	Grams	Ounces
1/2 tablespoon	5.8	0.2
1 tablespoon	11.6	0.41
2 tablespoons	23.1	0.82
3 tablespoons	34.7	1.22
4 tablespoons	46.3	1.63
6 tablespoons	69.4	2.45
8 tablespoons	92.5	3.26
1/4 teaspoon	0.96	0.03
1/2 teaspoon	1.9	0.07
3/4 teaspoon	2.9	0.1
1 teaspoon	3.9	0.14
2 teaspoons	7.7	0.27
3 teaspoons	11.6	0.41

Uncooked White 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 white rice fills.

Grams of uncooked white rice in cups, tablespoons and ounces
Grams	Cups	Tablespoons	Ounces
25 g	0.14	2.16	0.88
50 g	0.27	4.32	1.76
100 g	0.54	8.65	3.53
125 g	0.68	10.81	4.41
150 g	0.81	12.97	5.29
200 g	1.08	17.3	7.05
250 g	1.35	21.62	8.82
300 g	1.62	25.94	10.58
400 g	2.16	34.59	14.11
500 g	2.7	43.24	17.64

Ounces of uncooked white rice in grams, cups and tablespoons
Ounces (weight)	Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
1 oz	28.3	0.15	2.45
2 oz	56.7	0.31	4.9
3 oz	85	0.46	7.36
4 oz	113.4	0.61	9.81
6 oz	170.1	0.92	14.71
8 oz	226.8	1.23	19.61
12 oz	340.2	1.84	29.42
16 oz	453.6	2.45	39.23

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

USDA’s weight for “1 cup” is 185 g. Next to a cup of water, which holds about 236.6 g, that is 78% of the weight of a cup of water, so it is lighter than the same volume of water. The same cup works out at 0.78 g per millilitre.

USDA lists one cup measure for uncooked white 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 white Rice (Raw), per 100 g and per portion.

Frequently asked questions

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

USDA measures 1 cup of uncooked white rice (its portion is listed as “1 cup”) at 185 g, which is 6.53 oz.

How many cups is 500 g of uncooked white rice?

500 g of uncooked white rice is 2.7 cups, using 185 g per cup of uncooked white rice. A 1 kg bag of uncooked white rice would fill 5.41 cups, and a 1 lb pack of uncooked white rice would fill 2.45.

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

Half a cup of uncooked white rice is 92.5 g, a third of a cup of uncooked white rice is 61.7 g and a quarter cup of uncooked white rice is 46.3 g. For small amounts, 1 tablespoon of uncooked white rice is 11.6 g (0.41 oz) and 2 tablespoons of uncooked white rice are 23.1 g.

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

A 250 ml cup is about 5.7% larger than a US cup, so a metric cup of uncooked white rice comes to about 195.5 g, going by USDA’s 185 g for a US cup of uncooked white rice. The weights on this page are for the US cup of about 237 ml.

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

For baking, yes. USDA lists one cup measure for uncooked white 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 white rice is 78% of the weight of a cup of water, so it is lighter than the same volume of water, and 185 g on a scale is 185 g however the uncooked white rice was scooped.

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

Among these converters, uncooked brown rice (190 g per cup) and granulated sugar (200 g per cup) come closest to 185 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, white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched” (FoodData Central SR Legacy 2018-04).

Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 168877, retrieved October 22, 2026. How we calculate.