Long grain rice cups to grams
Pick the long grain rice type and the number of cups to get its dry weight. Instant rice is much lighter per cup because it is precooked and puffed.
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How to use it
- Enter amount, measure, cup standard, rice type 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
grams = cups × 185 g per US cup (236.59 mL) for the first type; each type shows its own figure in the source line. For a 250 mL metric cup the weight is 185 × 250 ÷ 236.59 = 195.49 g. A US tablespoon is 1/16 cup and a teaspoon 1/48 cup; metric spoons are 15 mL and 5 mL.
Example
Inputs: Amount = 2, Measure = Cup, Cup standard = US cup (236.6 mL), Rice type = White long-grain, raw. Result: Weight in grams: 370 g; Weight in ounces: 13.05 oz; Grams per cup used: 185 g.
Limits and caveats
- White, brown and parboiled long grain rice share the same USDA figure (185 g); your brand may differ slightly.
- 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 much does a cup of long grain white rice weigh?
About 185 g per US cup according to the USDA chart.
Why is instant rice lighter?
It is cooked and dried in advance, which leaves porous grains, so a cup weighs only about 95 g.
Is brown rice heavier than white?
In the USDA chart a cup of raw long grain brown rice is 185 g, the same as white.