White Rice (Uncooked): How Many Grams in a Tablespoon?

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.

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Uncooked white rice (long-grain standard) packs to about 185 g per US cup — roughly 0.78 g/mL. Cooked rice is heavier and denser (about 155–165 g per cup at 0.65–0.70 g/mL) because the grains absorb water during cooking. Always measure dry rice before cooking: the same 185 g raw yields approximately 530–560 g of cooked rice.

Density varies slightly by rice variety and grain shape: short-grain (sushi, arborio) packs tighter (~195–205 g/cup), while aromatic long-grain varieties (basmati, jasmine) are slightly lighter (~185–195 g/cup). For precision recipes, always weigh in grams rather than using volume measures.