1 tablespoon rice = 11.56 grams

Why rice conversions vary

One US cup of uncooked long-grain white rice weighs about 185 g and roughly triples in volume when cooked. Rice-to-water ratios are stated by volume in most recipes, but weighing the dry rice makes the result repeatable across rice types: jasmine, basmati, and short-grain each pack differently into a cup.

Our factor for rice — 185 g per US cup — comes from USDA FoodData Central (long-grain, uncooked). Weighing beats measuring cups for repeatability: a scale gives the same result every time regardless of how the ingredient settled, and it scales recipes cleanly. Note that a US cup (236.6 ml) and a metric cup (250 ml) are not the same; recipes from outside North America may assume the metric size, which shifts every weight by about five percent.

The table below lists the amounts bakers actually reach for — quarters, thirds, and halves of a cup through three full cups — computed directly from the factor above. The converter handles any other amount instantly and uses the exact same number, so the quick reference and the live result can never drift apart.