White Rice (Uncooked): How Many Grams in a Cup?
Rice is the ingredient where measurement errors are most unforgiving: messing up the water-to-rice ratio leads to crunchy or mushy results. Remember: 1 cup of raw rice yields about 3 cups of cooked rice. Weighing your dry grain is the first critical step to achieving that perfect, fluffy restaurant-quality texture.
Quick convert
- US cup = 236.588 mL
- 1 tbsp = 14.787 mL
- 1 tsp = 4.929 mL
Reference table
| Cups | g |
|---|---|
| 0.3 | 59 |
| 0.5 | 118 |
| 0.8 | 177 |
| 1.0 | 237 |
| 1.5 | 355 |
| 2.0 | 473 |
| 2.5 | 591 |
| 3.0 | 710 |
| 3.5 | 828 |
| 4.0 | 946 |
| 4.5 | 1065 |
FAQ
- Should I rinse rice before weighing?
- Weigh it dry FIRST. Rinsing adds water weight. However, do rinse it after weighing to remove excess surface starch, which prevents the rice from becoming gummy/sticky.
- Does short-grain weigh the same as long-grain?
- They are very close in density (approx 185-200g per cup), but short-grain packs slightly tighter. For general cooking, the same weight conversion works, but water ratios will differ.