Food calories · USDA data
Calories in white rice
205 calories
in 1 cup, 158 g
- Protein
- 4.3 g
- Carbs
- 44.5 g
- Fat
- 0.4 g
- Fiber
- 0.6 g
White rice has 205 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 cup, which weighs 158 g. Per 100 g, white rice has 130 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 89%, come from carbohydrate.
It takes 77 g of white rice to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.5 × 1 cup.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 158 g | 205 | 4.3 g | 44.5 g | 0.4 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 37 | 0.8 g | 8 g | 0.1 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 130 | 2.7 g | 28.2 g | 0.3 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your white 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: 89% (28.2 g per 100 g, of which 0.4 g fiber)
- Fat: 2% (0.3 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, barley has the fewest calories of these four (123 per 100 g) and egg noodles the most (138).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White rice | 130 | 2.7 g | 28.2 g | 0.3 g |
| Barley | 123 | 2.3 g | 28.2 g | 0.4 g |
| Brown rice | 123 | 2.7 g | 25.6 g | 1 g |
| Egg noodles | 138 | 4.5 g | 25.2 g | 2.1 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in white rice?
White rice has 205 calories. USDA weighs 1 cup at 158 g, and white rice has 130 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does white rice have?
1 cup (158 g) has 4.3 g of protein, 9% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 2.7 g.
How many carbs does white rice have?
1 cup has 44.5 g of carbohydrate, including 0.6 g of fiber, and 0.4 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked (FDC ID 168878). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.