Food calories · USDA data
Calories in brown rice
248 calories
in 1 cup, 202 g
- Protein
- 5.5 g
- Carbs
- 51.7 g
- Fat
- 2 g
- Fiber
- 3.2 g
Brown rice has 248 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 cup, which weighs 202 g. Per 100 g, brown rice has 123 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 84%, come from carbohydrate. It adds 5.5 g of protein, 11% of the 50 g Daily Value. This portion has 3.2 g of fiber, 12% of the 28 g Daily Value.
It takes 81 g of brown rice to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.4 × 1 cup.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 202 g | 248 | 5.5 g | 51.7 g | 2 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 35 | 0.8 g | 7.2 g | 0.3 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 123 | 2.7 g | 25.6 g | 1 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your brown rice may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 9% of calories (2.7 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 84% (25.6 g per 100 g, of which 1.6 g fiber)
- Fat: 7% (1 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, quinoa has the fewest calories of these four (120 per 100 g) and white rice the most (130).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown rice | 123 | 2.7 g | 25.6 g | 1 g |
| Barley | 123 | 2.3 g | 28.2 g | 0.4 g |
| Quinoa | 120 | 4.4 g | 21.3 g | 1.9 g |
| White rice | 130 | 2.7 g | 28.2 g | 0.3 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in brown rice?
Brown rice has 248 calories. USDA weighs 1 cup at 202 g, and brown rice has 123 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does brown rice have?
1 cup (202 g) has 5.5 g of protein, 11% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 2.7 g.
How many carbs does brown rice have?
1 cup has 51.7 g of carbohydrate, including 3.2 g of fiber, and 2 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) (FDC ID 169704). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.