Grains, Rice & Legumes

White Rice (uncooked) conversion chart

1 cup of white rice (uncooked) = 185 g = 6.53 oz. Convert any amount below, or use the reference charts for cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces.

Ingredient

Amount

From

1 cup of white rice (uncooked) =

185 g

oz: 6.53
kg: 0.185
lb: 0.408

1 cup: 185 g
1 tablespoon: 11.6 g
1 teaspoon: 3.85 g
1 cup in ounces: 6.53 oz
100 g in cups: 0.541 cups
Density: 0.78 g/ml

Measuring note

Long grain, uncooked. Cooked rice roughly triples in volume, so never swap the two figures.

Source: USDA FoodData Central

White Rice (uncooked) cups to grams chart

US cups converted to grams, ounces and millilitres. Fractions are written the way recipes write them.

White Rice (uncooked) — cups to grams and ounces
Cups (US)	Grams	Ounces (weight)	Millilitres
1/8 cup	23.1 g	0.816 oz	29.6 ml
1/4 cup	46.3 g	1.63 oz	59.1 ml
1/3 cup	61.7 g	2.18 oz	78.9 ml
1/2 cup	92.5 g	3.26 oz	118 ml
2/3 cup	123 g	4.35 oz	158 ml
3/4 cup	139 g	4.89 oz	177 ml
1 cup	185 g	6.53 oz	237 ml
1 1/2 cup	278 g	9.79 oz	355 ml
2 cup	370 g	13.1 oz	473 ml
3 cup	555 g	19.6 oz	710 ml
4 cup	740 g	26.1 oz	946 ml

Tablespoons and teaspoons

1 tbsp ≈ 11.6 g · 1 tsp ≈ 3.85 g

Tablespoons (US)	Grams	Cups (US)
1 tbsp	11.6 g	0.063 cup
2 tbsp	23.1 g	0.125 cup
3 tbsp	34.7 g	0.188 cup
4 tbsp	46.3 g	0.25 cup
5 tbsp	57.8 g	0.313 cup
6 tbsp	69.4 g	0.375 cup
8 tbsp	92.5 g	0.5 cup
10 tbsp	116 g	0.625 cup
12 tbsp	139 g	0.75 cup
16 tbsp	185 g	1 cup

Grams back to cups

Useful when a metric recipe gives grams but you only own cups.

Grams	Cups (US)	Tablespoons (US)
10 g	0.054 cup	0.865 tbsp
25 g	0.135 cup	2.16 tbsp
50 g	0.27 cup	4.32 tbsp
75 g	0.405 cup	6.49 tbsp
100 g	0.541 cup	8.65 tbsp
125 g	0.676 cup	10.8 tbsp
150 g	0.811 cup	13 tbsp
200 g	1.08 cup	17.3 tbsp
250 g	1.35 cup	21.6 tbsp
500 g	2.7 cup	43.2 tbsp
1000 g	5.41 cup	86.5 tbsp

Single-conversion pages for white rice (uncooked)

Working with white rice (uncooked)

White Rice (uncooked) sits in the grains, rice & legumes group, where a cup lands in the same range as water, but the material still compacts differently depending on how you fill the cup. Long grain, uncooked. Cooked rice roughly triples in volume, so never swap the two figures.

If you are converting a whole recipe rather than a single line, the Recipe to Metric converter matches every ingredient to its own density in one pass, and the Recipe Scaler resizes the batch first so you only convert once.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams are in a cup of white rice (uncooked)?

One US cup of white rice (uncooked) weighs about 185 grams (6.53 oz). Long grain, uncooked. Cooked rice roughly triples in volume, so never swap the two figures.

How many grams are in a tablespoon of white rice (uncooked)?

One US tablespoon holds about 11.6 g, and one teaspoon about 3.85 g, since a tablespoon is 14.79 ml and a teaspoon 4.93 ml.

How many cups is 100 g of white rice (uncooked)?

100 grams of white rice (uncooked) is roughly 0.541 US cups. Weighing is more reliable than filling a cup, especially for grains, rice & legumes.

Where does this figure come from?

The density used here is 0.782 g/ml, based on USDA FoodData Central. Treat it as an approximation: real batches vary with brand, moisture and how the cup is filled.