Basmati rice grams to cups
Enter the basmati weight in grams to see how many cups it fills. It answers the common question of how many cups are in a kilo of rice.
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How to use it
- Enter weight, cup standard and your own weighed grams per cup (optional).
- The result appears straight away and updates as you edit.
- Copy the result, or copy a link that keeps the same values to share it.
How it is calculated
cups = grams ÷ 185 g per US cup (236.59 mL). With a 250 mL metric cup divide by 195.49 g. The leftover part of a cup is shown in tablespoons (16 per US cup, 15 mL each in metric), rounded to the nearest half spoon.
Example
Inputs: Weight = 1,000 g, Cup standard = US cup (236.6 mL). Result: Cups: 5.41; In cups and spoons: 5 cups + 6.5 tbsp; Volume in millilitres: 1,279 mL.
Limits and caveats
- Uses the USDA long-grain white rice figure (185 g per cup) because there is no separate basmati entry.
- How you fill the cup changes the weight: spoon it in and level it without packing, or weigh your cup once and enter the figure in the optional box.
- Figures are for the dry product before cooking or soaking; cooked weight is much higher because it absorbs water.
Questions about this tool
How many cups are in 1 kg of basmati rice?
About 5.4 US cups, or about 5.1 metric cups of 250 mL.
How many cups are in 500 g of basmati?
About 2.7 US cups, which is 2 cups and roughly 11 tablespoons.
How much rice per person?
That depends on the recipe and appetite; this tool only turns the weight you choose into cups.