How many grams are in 1 cup of dry rice?
One cup of dry white rice is often close to 185 grams.
Ingredient converters
Rice Cups to Grams Converter
Check dry rice weights before you scale a recipe or prep several meals at once.
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1.5 cups measured by weight
Pick the closest ingredient type, then enter the cup amount. The result uses the practical kitchen averages shown in the table below.
Common rice conversions
| Cups | Grams (g) |
|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 46 g |
| 1/2 cup | 93 g |
| 3/4 cup | 140 g |
| 1 cup | 185 g |
| 1 1/2 cups | 278 g |
| 2 cups | 370 g |
Notes about measurement method
- Long-grain, jasmine, and basmati rice do not always fill a cup the same way.
- These weights are for dry rice, not cooked rice.
- Rinsing changes moisture, not the dry starting weight.
Dry rice vs cooked rice is the real trap
Most confusion comes from mixing dry and cooked references. A recipe that calls for one cup of cooked rice is talking about a completely different starting amount than one cup of dry rice.
Variety matters too. Long-grain white rice, jasmine rice, and brown rice sit close to one another, but not close enough to treat them as identical when you are building repeatable prep notes.
Common questions
Can I use the same number for brown rice?
Brown rice is close, but checking the specific variety is better.