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White rice (uncooked) grams to cups
One US cup of white rice (uncooked) weighs 185 g, a tablespoon 11.6 g and a teaspoon 3.85 g. So 100 g of white rice (uncooked) is ½ cup + 2 tsp (0.541 cups).
100 grams of white rice (uncooked) = 0.541 cups
Measure it: ½ cup + 2 tsp
White rice (uncooked) grams to cups chart
| Grams | US cups | How to measure | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.135 | 2 tbsp + ½ tsp | 2.16 |
| 50 g | 0.27 | ¼ cup + 1 tsp | 4.32 |
| 75 g | 0.405 | heaping ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp | 6.49 |
| 100 g | 0.541 | ½ cup + 2 tsp | 8.65 |
| 125 g | 0.676 | ⅔ cup | 10.8 |
| 150 g | 0.811 | ¾ cup + 1 tbsp | 13 |
| 200 g | 1.08 | 1 cup + 1 tbsp | 17.3 |
| 250 g | 1.35 | 1 ⅓ cups | 21.6 |
| 300 g | 1.62 | 1 ½ cups + 2 tbsp | 25.9 |
| 400 g | 2.16 | 2 ⅛ cups | 34.6 |
| 500 g | 2.7 | 2 ⅔ cups | 43.2 |
| 1000 g | 5.41 | 5 ⅓ cups | 86.5 |
Cups of white rice (uncooked) to grams
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 23.1 g | 0.816 oz |
| ¼ cup | 46.3 g | 1.63 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 61.7 g | 2.18 oz |
| ½ cup | 92.5 g | 3.26 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 123 g | 4.35 oz |
| ¾ cup | 139 g | 4.89 oz |
| 1 cup | 185 g | 6.53 oz |
| 1½ cups | 278 g | 9.79 oz |
| 2 cups | 370 g | 13.1 oz |
| 3 cups | 555 g | 19.6 oz |
| 4 cups | 740 g | 26.1 oz |
Where 185 g comes from
USDA FoodData Central: 1 cup of “Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched” = 185 g. FDC 168877
King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart (“Rice (long grain, dry)”): 198 g per cup. Chart
This page uses 185 g (USDA). The two sources differ by 13 g (7.03%): that gap is about how firmly the cup is filled, not an error in either.
Uncooked long-grain white rice weighs 185 g a cup in USDA's data; King Arthur's ½ cup at 99 g gives 198 g. A cup of uncooked rice makes about 3 cups cooked.
How to measure white rice (uncooked) by the cup
Fill the cup, give it a shake so the pieces settle, and level the top with your hand. Don't press down.
In the UK and Australia: long-grain rice. Metric cups there hold 250 ml, so a metric cup of white rice (uncooked) weighs about 195 g.
Questions
How many cups is 100 g of white rice (uncooked)?
½ cup + 2 tsp (0.541 cups), measured the spoon-and-level way.
How many grams is 1 cup of white rice (uncooked)?
185 g according to USDA FoodData Central; King Arthur's chart says 198 g.
How many grams in a tablespoon of white rice (uncooked)?
About 11.6 g; a teaspoon is 3.85 g.
How many cups is 500 g of white rice (uncooked)?
2 ⅔ cups (2.7 cups).