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900g Rice in Cups

900 grams of uncooked rice is 4⅞ cups 185g per US cup. Batch cooking and pilafs use weights like this. Keep the water ratio to the dry weight rather than to the cooked volume.

How many cups is 900g of uncooked rice?

900 grams of uncooked rice equals:

4⅞
approximate cups
4.86
decimal cups
78
tablespoons
185g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 4 cups + 13 tablespoons + 2½ teaspoons. It is about 90% 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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900 grams of Rice (Uncooked) is about 4⅞ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 185 grams per cup.

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4⅞
cups
¼½¾1+ 4 full cups (showing the last one)
cups
4.86
tbsp
77.8
tsp
233.5
About 77.8 tablespoons or 233.5 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 4 cups + 13 tablespoons + 2½ teaspoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 185g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 185g per cup

Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.

Applies to this page only — the database value (185g per US cup) is unchanged.

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900g of uncooked rice vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 900 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient900g in cupsg per cup
Rice (Uncooked)4⅞ cups185
All-Purpose Flour7¼ cups125
Granulated Sugar4½ cups200
Butter4 cups227

See all 900g conversions on the 900 grams to cups chart.

Nearby uncooked rice amounts

Grams of uncooked riceCupsTablespoons
650g3½ cups56 tbsp
700g3¾ cups61 tbsp
750g4 cups65 tbsp
800g4⅓ cups69 tbsp
1000g5⅜ cups86 tbsp

Full ladder on the rice grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 900g of uncooked rice?

900 grams of uncooked rice is 4⅞ cups. In kitchen measures that is 4 cups + 13 tablespoons + 2½ teaspoons, worked out from 185 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of uncooked rice?

One US cup of uncooked rice weighs about 185 grams, one tablespoon about 11.56 grams, and one teaspoon about 3.85 grams. This page divides 900 grams by that cup weight.

Is 900g of uncooked rice the same as 900g of all-purpose flour?

No. 900g of uncooked rice is 4⅞ cups, while 900g of all-purpose flour is 7¼ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 900g of uncooked rice without a scale?

Use 4 cups + 13 tablespoons + 2½ teaspoons. These conversions are for uncooked long-grain white rice. Cooked rice absorbs water and roughly triples in weight, so the two are not interchangeable.

Is it better to weigh uncooked rice or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the uncooked rice is packed into the cup. If you have no scale, use the cup figure above and keep your measuring method consistent across the whole recipe.