1 Cup of Rice in Grams
1 cup of uncooked white rice weighs 185 grams (about 6.5 oz), based on 185 g per US cup (level cup). That's the same as 16 tablespoons of uncooked white rice. When a recipe's outcome depends on accuracy — especially baking — weigh it instead of measuring by cup.
One US cup is the reference every other fraction on this page derives from: 185 g of uncooked white rice (level cup). Halve it for 93 g, double it for 370 g.
How much is 1 cup of uncooked white rice?
| Grams | 185 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces (weight) | 6.5 oz |
| Tablespoons | 16 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 48 tsp |
| Density used | 185 g per US cup |
No 1 cup measure? Use spoons
1 cup is exactly 16 tablespoons, which is 185 g of uncooked white rice. Measuring spoons are stamped to a tighter tolerance than cups, so for small amounts the spoon route is usually the more accurate one even when you do own the cup.
Halving and doubling 1 cup
Scaling a recipe is the usual reason this conversion comes up, and grams scale cleanly where cup fractions do not:
| Recipe | Cups | Grams | Spoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half | ½ cup | 93 g | 8 tablespoons |
| As written | 1 cup | 185 g | 16 tablespoons |
| Double | 2 cups | 370 g | 32 tablespoons |
Nearby amounts
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ⅔ cups | 123 g | 4.3 oz |
| ¾ cups | 139 g | 4.9 oz |
| 1 cup | 185 g | 6.5 oz |
| 1½ cups | 278 g | 9.8 oz |
| 2 cups | 370 g | 13.1 oz |
Every cup fraction of rice in grams — the full chart.
How to measure 1 cup of uncooked white rice
Uncooked long-grain white rice is about 185 g per level cup. Rice roughly triples in weight when cooked, so 1 cup uncooked (185 g) yields around 3 cups cooked.
1 cup of other ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour in grams — 120 g
- 1 cup granulated sugar in grams — 200 g
- 1 cup powdered sugar in grams — 120 g
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed) in grams — 213 g
- 1 cup honey in grams — 340 g
Convert another amount
250 cups White rice, uncooked (long grain) = 46250 g
Based on 185 g per US cup.
Reverse conversion: grams of rice to cups.
Density 185 g/cup — sources: USDA FoodData Central, King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart. Data verified 2026-08-20. Methodology.