🥄 Cooked White Rice: Cups to Grams

1 US cup of cooked white rice weighs 158 g when spooned into the cup and levelled. Below are the cups, spoons and grams-to-cups charts.

1 cup158 g
½ cup79 g
1 tablespoon9.9 g
1 teaspoon3.3 g

Convert cooked white rice

Cooked White Rice: US cups to grams

US cupsGramsOunces
⅛ cup20 g0.7 oz
¼ cup40 g1.39 oz
⅓ cup53 g1.86 oz
½ cup79 g2.8 oz
⅔ cup105 g3.7 oz
¾ cup119 g4.2 oz
1 cup158 g5.6 oz
1 ½ cups237 g8.4 oz
2 cups316 g11.1 oz
3 cups474 g16.7 oz
4 cups632 g22.3 oz

Cooked White Rice: tablespoons and teaspoons to grams

Spoons (level)Grams
¼ teaspoon0.8 g
½ teaspoon1.6 g
1 teaspoon3.3 g
1 tablespoon9.9 g
2 tablespoons20 g
3 tablespoons30 g
4 tablespoons (¼ cup)40 g

Grams of cooked white rice to cups

GramsUS cupsTablespoons
10 g0.06 cups1 tbsp
25 g0.16 cups2.5 tbsp
50 g0.32 cups5.1 tbsp
100 g0.63 cups10.1 tbsp
125 g0.79 cups12.7 tbsp
150 g0.95 cups15.2 tbsp
200 g1.27 cups20.3 tbsp
250 g1.58 cups25.3 tbsp
300 g1.9 cups30.4 tbsp
500 g3.16 cups50.6 tbsp
1,000 g6.33 cups101.3 tbsp

Metric, UK and Australian measures

MeasureGrams
1 metric cup (250 ml)167 g
½ metric cup83 g
1 UK/metric tablespoon (15 ml)10 g
1 Australian tablespoon (20 ml)13 g
100 ml67 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 white 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 USDA FoodData Central household measures. 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 white rice?

1 level US cup of cooked white rice weighs about 158 g (5.6 oz). A 250 ml metric cup weighs about 167 g.

How many grams is 1 tablespoon of cooked white rice?

1 level tablespoon of cooked white rice is about 9.9 g, and 1 teaspoon is about 3.3 g.

How many cups is 100 grams of cooked white rice?

100 g of cooked white rice is about 0.63 cups, or 10.1 tablespoons.

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

A cup measures volume, not weight. Cooked White Rice is full of air between the particles, so a cup weighs much less than a cup of water (158 g vs 237 g).

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