How Many Ounces Are in a Cup of Rice?

How many ounces are in 1 cup of uncooked rice?

1 cup of uncooked white rice weighs about 6.5 ounces (185 grams). For brown rice (long-grain): 1 cup uncooked weighs about 6.2 oz (175 g). For jasmine rice: 1 cup uncooked weighs about 6.5 oz (185 g). For basmati rice: 1 cup uncooked weighs about 6 oz (170 g, slightly lighter due to longer grain shape). For arborio rice (used in risotto): 1 cup uncooked weighs about 7 oz (200 g). For sushi rice (short-grain): 1 cup uncooked weighs about 7 oz (200 g, denser than long-grain rice). Wild rice is technically a different grain but weighs about 5.8 oz (165 g) per cup uncooked. These weights matter for cooking ratios: standard white rice uses a 2-to-1 water-to-rice ratio by volume, but the rice quantity by weight determines yield.

How much does 1 cup of cooked rice weigh?

Cooked rice weighs more than uncooked rice because of absorbed water. 1 cup of cooked white rice weighs about 6 oz (170 g), and 1 cup of cooked brown rice weighs about 6.5 oz (185 g, slightly heavier due to denser texture). The expansion: 1 cup uncooked white rice yields about 3 cups cooked rice (the rice absorbs water and swells to triple its volume). For 1 cup uncooked brown rice, the yield is about 2.5 cups cooked (less expansion due to the bran layer). 1 cup uncooked wild rice yields about 3.5-4 cups cooked. For nutrition tracking, the cooked weight is more relevant since you eat cooked rice; 1 cup of cooked white rice contains about 200 calories and 45 g of carbohydrates.

How much does dry rice yield when cooked?

For white rice (jasmine, basmati, long-grain): 1 cup dry yields 3 cups cooked, so 1 cup uncooked (185 g) becomes 3 cups (510 g) cooked. For brown rice: 1 cup dry yields about 2.5 cups cooked. For arborio rice (cooked as risotto): 1 cup dry yields about 2.5 cups cooked, but the texture is creamier from the slow stirring technique. For sushi rice: 1 cup dry yields about 2 cups cooked (less expansion because of the higher starch content).

When does the rice cup-to-ounce conversion matter most?

Meal planning is the main case. Rice is a staple grain, and knowing dry-to-cooked yields helps plan portions for the week. A family of 4 eating 1 cup of cooked rice each per meal needs about 1.3 cups of dry rice (4 cups cooked divided by 3-cup yield per dry cup). Restaurant and commercial cooking standardizes on weight measurements for rice because volume measurements vary significantly with grain type. International recipes use grams; converting from US cup measurements requires the per-cup gram conversion. Diabetes and weight management apps use weight measurements for carb counting; 1 cup of cooked white rice provides about 45 g of carbohydrates, with brown rice being similar but with more fiber.