🥄 Cooked Brown Rice: Cups to Grams

1 US cup of cooked brown rice weighs 170 g when spooned into the cup and levelled. Below are the cups, spoons and grams-to-cups charts.

1 cup170 g
½ cup85 g
1 tablespoon11 g
1 teaspoon3.5 g

Convert cooked brown rice

Cooked Brown Rice: US cups to grams

US cupsGramsOunces
⅛ cup21 g0.75 oz
¼ cup43 g1.5 oz
⅓ cup57 g2 oz
½ cup85 g3 oz
⅔ cup113 g4 oz
¾ cup128 g4.5 oz
1 cup170 g6 oz
1 ½ cups255 g9 oz
2 cups340 g12 oz
3 cups510 g18 oz
4 cups680 g24 oz

Cooked Brown Rice: tablespoons and teaspoons to grams

Spoons (level)Grams
¼ teaspoon0.9 g
½ teaspoon1.8 g
1 teaspoon3.5 g
1 tablespoon11 g
2 tablespoons21 g
3 tablespoons32 g
4 tablespoons (¼ cup)43 g

Grams of cooked brown rice to cups

GramsUS cupsTablespoons
10 g0.06 cups0.9 tbsp
25 g0.15 cups2.4 tbsp
50 g0.29 cups4.7 tbsp
100 g0.59 cups9.4 tbsp
125 g0.74 cups11.8 tbsp
150 g0.88 cups14.1 tbsp
200 g1.18 cups18.8 tbsp
250 g1.47 cups23.5 tbsp
300 g1.76 cups28.2 tbsp
500 g2.94 cups47.1 tbsp
1,000 g5.88 cups94.1 tbsp

Metric, UK and Australian measures

MeasureGrams
1 metric cup (250 ml)180 g
½ metric cup90 g
1 UK/metric tablespoon (15 ml)11 g
1 Australian tablespoon (20 ml)14 g
100 ml72 g

A metric cup (250 ml, used in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many Indian recipes) holds about 6% more than a US cup.

How to measure cooked brown rice

Pour grains into the cup and level them off. Cooked grains are lightly packed.

Weights are for a level US cup (236.6 ml) and level spoons, from King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart. Brands and packing vary by a few per cent; when a recipe gives grams, weigh rather than measure.

Compare: other rice, grains, oats & pulses (1 cup)

Frequently asked questions

How many grams is 1 cup of cooked brown rice?

1 level US cup of cooked brown rice weighs about 170 g (6 oz). A 250 ml metric cup weighs about 180 g.

How many grams is 1 tablespoon of cooked brown rice?

1 level tablespoon of cooked brown rice is about 11 g, and 1 teaspoon is about 3.5 g.

How many cups is 100 grams of cooked brown rice?

100 g of cooked brown rice is about 0.59 cups, or 9.4 tablespoons.

Why is a cup of cooked brown rice not as heavy as a cup of water?

A cup measures volume, not weight. Cooked Brown Rice is full of air between the particles, so a cup weighs much less than a cup of water (170 g vs 237 g).

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