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White Rice (Long Grain, Uncooked): cups to grams
1 cup of white rice (long grain, uncooked) weighs 185 grams. Use the converter below for any other amount, or check the quick-reference table.
White Rice (Long Grain, Uncooked) baseline: 1 cup = 185 g.
Common amounts
| Cups | Tablespoons | Grams | Ounces (weight) | Milliliters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 4.0 | 46 g | 1.63 oz | 59 mL |
| 1/3 cup | 5.3 | 62 g | 2.17 oz | 79 mL |
| 1/2 cup | 8.0 | 93 g | 3.26 oz | 118 mL |
| 2/3 cup | 10.7 | 123 g | 4.35 oz | 158 mL |
| 3/4 cup | 12.0 | 139 g | 4.89 oz | 177 mL |
| 1 cup | 16.0 | 185 g | 6.53 oz | 237 mL |
| 1.5 cups | 24.0 | 278 g | 9.79 oz | 355 mL |
| 2 cups | 32.0 | 370 g | 13.05 oz | 473 mL |
| 3 cups | 48.0 | 555 g | 19.58 oz | 710 mL |
| 4 cups | 64.0 | 740 g | 26.10 oz | 946 mL |
Why measuring white rice (long grain, uncooked) by cup goes wrong
One cup of uncooked long-grain white rice weighs about 185 grams. Cooked, it expands to roughly 3 cups (555 grams). Short-grain rice is denser (sushi rice averages 200 g/cup uncooked) and sticky when cooked. Basmati and jasmine sit within 5 grams of long-grain.
Practical tips for working with white rice (long grain, uncooked)
The standard ratio for long-grain white rice is 1 cup rice to 1 3/4 cups water, cooked covered on low for 18 minutes after the water comes to a boil. Don't lift the lid. Don't stir. Let it rest off heat for 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork. This works every time on a gas burner; electric coils sometimes need an extra two minutes.
Note from this ingredient's record: Basmati and jasmine sit within 5 g per cup. Cooked rice roughly triples in weight from uncooked.
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