85g Rice in Cups
85 grams of uncooked rice is ½ cup — 185g per US cup. A small rice weight is a single side portion, or the rice in a soup — around a quarter of a cup dry per person is the usual guide.
How many cups is 85g of uncooked rice?
85 grams of uncooked rice equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 7 tablespoons. It is about 9% of a 1 kg bag of rice.
These conversions are for uncooked long-grain white rice. Cooked rice absorbs water and roughly triples in weight, so the two are not interchangeable.
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85 grams of Rice (Uncooked) is about ½ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 185 grams per cup.
85g of uncooked rice vs other ingredients
Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 85 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:
| Ingredient | 85g in cups | g per cup |
|---|---|---|
| Rice (Uncooked) | ½ cup | 185 |
| All-Purpose Flour | ⅔ cup | 125 |
| Granulated Sugar | ⅜ cup | 200 |
| Butter | ⅜ cup | 227 |
See all 85g conversions on the 85 grams to cups chart.
Nearby uncooked rice amounts
| Grams of uncooked rice | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 65g | ⅓ cup | 5.6 tbsp |
| 70g | ⅜ cup | 6.03 tbsp |
| 75g | ⅜ cup | 6.47 tbsp |
| 80g | ⅜ cup | 6.9 tbsp |
| 90g | ½ cup | 7.76 tbsp |
| 100g | ½ cup | 8.62 tbsp |
| 110g | ⅝ cup | 9.48 tbsp |
| 113g | ⅝ cup | 9.74 tbsp |
Full ladder on the rice grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
85 grams of uncooked rice is ½ cup. In kitchen measures that is 7 tablespoons, worked out from 185 grams per US cup.
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