Convert Brown Rice measurements

Brown Rice Measurement Converter

Use the tool below to convert brown rice from the measurements in your recipe to the measurements that you need.

Brown rice retains its outer bran layer, which adds fibre and a slightly nuttier flavour compared to white rice. One metric cup (250 ml) of uncooked brown rice weighs 200 g (7.05 oz). Use this converter when a recipe calls for cups and you want to weigh the rice precisely, or when you need to scale a quantity up or down.

Whole-grain rice varies more in cup weight than white rice, as the bran layer makes each grain slightly irregular. Measuring by grams removes that variable and gives consistent results across different rice varieties.

Also known as

• wholegrain rice
• whole grain rice

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Brown Rice Calculators & Baking Tools

Working with brown rice? These tools handle the jobs a converter cannot.

• Cooked Rice Converter Work out how much cooked rice a cup of dry rice makes.
• Recipe Scaler Scale any recipe up or down and keep every ingredient in ratio.
• Volume Converter Switch between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons and millilitres for any ingredient.
• Weight Converter Switch between grams, ounces, pounds and kilograms for any ingredient.

Common Brown Rice Conversions

Here are the most common brown rice conversions from grams to cups.

Brown Rice Conversion Chart

The conversion chart below gives a quick reference for converting brown rice to different measurements.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are brown rice and wholegrain rice the same thing?

Yes. Wholegrain rice is another name for brown rice, so they are the same ingredient and measure identically. A cup of brown rice weighs 200 grams under either name, and every conversion on this page holds whichever name your recipe uses. Recipes swap the two freely, so you can follow either without changing quantities or weighing any differently.

Is 1 cup of cooked brown rice the same weight as 1 cup of dry brown rice?

No. One cup of cooked brown rice weighs about 210 g, while one cup of dry brown rice weighs 200 g. They are different states: dry rice soaks up water and swells to roughly 3.78 times its volume as it cooks, so a single dry cup makes several cooked cups. Cooking changes the weight per cup, so the dry and cooked gram figures are not interchangeable. Use the cooked rice converter to switch between dry and cooked amounts. Open the cooked rice converter

What is 0.25 cups of brown rice in tablespoons?

0.25 cups of brown rice is 4.17 tablespoons. This is the same for any ingredient, since cups and tablespoons are both volume units and do not depend on what you are measuring. One cup is about 16.67 tablespoons, so 0.5 cups is 8.33 tablespoons. Use the volume converter to switch between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, and millilitres for any amount. Open the volume converter

How much does a cup of brown rice weigh?

1 cup of brown rice in grams is 200 grams. The ratio is fixed, so 2 cups is 400 grams and half a cup is 100 grams. Weighing brown rice by the cup is the most common way to measure it for baking. The chart above this FAQ lists the cup amounts recipes call for, and the converter at the top handles anything between them.

How do you measure brown rice in cups?

100 grams of brown rice is 0.5 cups. The conversion scales in a straight line, so 200 grams is 1 cup and 50 grams is 0.25 cups. Grams to cups helps when a recipe gives a weight but you measure with cups. The chart above this FAQ covers the other weights cooks measure out.

How do you measure brown rice in tablespoons?

50 grams of brown rice is 4.17 tablespoons. The ratio is fixed, so 100 grams is 8.33 tablespoons and 25 grams is 2.08 tablespoons. Tablespoons are handy for smaller amounts when you would rather not get out the scales. The chart above this FAQ turns the other common weights into tablespoons too.

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