1 Cup Rice in Grams
1 cup of rice weighs:
185 g
US cup (240 ml)
193 g
Metric / AU cup (250 ml)
American recipes mean the 240 ml cup; Australian, British and New Zealand recipes mean the 250 ml metric cup. If the recipe does not say, the cuisine usually tells you — see the full cups to grams guide.
A cup of uncooked long-grain white rice is about 185 g. Worth noting: the plastic cup that comes with a rice cooker is not a US cup — it is a Japanese gō of 180 ml, which holds roughly 150 g of rice.
White rice (long-grain) cup to gram chart
| Cups | US (240 ml) | Metric (250 ml) |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 46 g | 48 g |
| ⅓ cup | 62 g | 64 g |
| ½ cup | 93 g | 96 g |
| ⅔ cup | 123 g | 128 g |
| ¾ cup | 139 g | 145 g |
| 1 cup | 185 g | 193 g |
| 1½ cups | 278 g | 289 g |
| 2 cups | 370 g | 385 g |
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Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1 cup of rice?
1 US cup of rice is 185 g. In an Australian, UK or NZ metric cup (250 ml) it is 193 g. Weighing is more accurate than measuring by volume.
How many grams is half a cup of rice?
Half a US cup of rice is 93 g, and three-quarters of a cup is 139 g.
Is a rice cooker cup the same as a measuring cup?
No. A rice cooker cup is 180 ml (one gō), while a US measuring cup is 240 ml. Using a US cup with the rice cooker's water lines gives you noticeably wet rice — use the cup that came with the machine.
How much does a cup of rice weigh cooked?
Rice roughly triples in weight as it absorbs water, so 185 g of uncooked rice yields around 550 g cooked — about three cups.
Does brown rice weigh the same as white rice?
Very nearly — brown rice is around 190 g per cup against 185 g for white. It absorbs more water and takes longer to cook, but the dry weight is close.