Uncle Ben's boil-in-bag brown rice confusion

hntrblake · July 2014

On the box of Uncle Ben's Whole Grain Boil in Bag Rice it states that there are 4 bags in the box, and each bag is 2 cups. However, when I measured it out in a measuring cup, one bag of cooked rice came out to only be 1 cup. The nutrition facts on the box also states that there are 8 servings of 1 cup cooked serving sizes, suggesting that each of the 4 bags should contain 2 servings, equaling 8 total cups in the box, or 2 cups per bag.

I've also weighed the rice after cooking and one bag equals about 200 grams. According to this website (http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/rice_amounts_converter.html) 200 grams of rice is 1 cup.

Has anyone else noticed this and figured a way to accurately track the macros? Or am I just bad at math?

Francl27 · July 2014

Yes, the box is lying, but you can still weigh it raw to see how many servings are in a bag, the bag doesn't weigh enough to make a big difference.

Lizzy622 · July 2014

I would write to the company and complain.

giggitygoo · July 2014

Are you sure that each bag isn't 2 servings instead of 2 cups?

Seems like a typo on the packaging.

Francl27 · July 2014

Are you sure that each bag isn't 2 servings instead of 2 cups?

Seems like a typo on the packaging.

No, the box doesn't make any sense, lol!

Kalley1959 · July 2014

http://www.unclebens.com/Products/Whole-Grain-Brown-Rice/Whole-Grain-Brown-Boil-in-Bag#.U8bp_PldVWI

A serving is 1/4 dry and 1 cup cooked according to their website

kirkor · July 2014

Weigh it dry

hntrblake · July 2014

Thanks everybody.

Are you sure that each bag isn't 2 servings instead of 2 cups?

Seems like a typo on the packaging.

No, the box doesn't make any sense, lol!

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks so haha

Uncle Ben's boil-in-bag brown rice confusion

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