Bowl and cup in grams...ml in grams etc...correct data???

thomasbenou
thomasbenou Posts: 3 Member
edited November 15 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi,

In south india, we have rice in meal. I find the portion size and calories very confusing. For example,
Calories in Pavizham Matta rice is given as 350(doesnt specify if cooked or uncooked).
Matta rice is a kind of brown rice. So, shouldnt it have less calories?
I also find that nirapara brand has 188 calories in 45 grams(1 cup they say---totally confusing as 1 cup is 175 ml if google is correct).
Its totally confusing, and it is very important to resolve this as rice is one of the major portions of out diet.
So how much is a cup or bowl and is it cooked or raw?

Thanks.
Thomas

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  • jennypapage
    jennypapage Posts: 489 Member
    edited February 2017
    Usually the packages state the calories per 100gr. and they mean raw rice.45 grams is the raw rice serving, which when cooked will probably amount to 1 cup.
    Brown rice is the same as white rice,except it's less processed,so nutritionally it is a bit better.However, the calories between white and brown rice will be the same or almost the same.

    So to make it clear.If you want to eat rice,brown is better nutritionally,but calories are the same as white rice.
    For one person, 45grams of uncooked rice is the recommented amount.It's a small quantity, but after it is cooked,(i assume)it will be enough to fill a cup.(I don't use cups ,i only go by grams.)
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    A cup is a measure of volume, not weight. So you can only convert cups to ml and vice versa. How many grams are in a cup depends on what you are measuring - a cup of sand weighs more than a cup of flour. Even different types of rice will be different.

    I would just weigh the rice raw and search for "Brown rice raw g" and choose a suitable entry.

    And no, brown rice is not necessarily lower in calories, it's just more filling so you may be able to eat less.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,312 Member
    You may want to find "good entries" in an external database (for example): https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list (set to standard reference)

    And then, for example, cross-reference the results on MFP or find them using the usda number (20040, 20038)

    You would want to weigh your rice RAW, UNCOOKED, in grams before you add water.

    A "cup" of rice is a volume estimate which might be more suitable when eating at a restaurant and unable to weigh your food.
  • SierraFatToSkinny
    SierraFatToSkinny Posts: 463 Member
    I've wondered about this as well!

    I use Basmati Mahatma Rice and it says 1/4 of a cup (45g) will result in 3/4th of a cup cooked.
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    I don't think you'll get an exact science with this.

    My suggestion is to place one cup of rice (in grams) into your rice maker, cook the rice, then weigh the cooked rice as a standard of measurement.

    That way you'll find out out much your rice maker lets water evaporate and you can use those numbers as a reference.
  • BiomedDent
    BiomedDent Posts: 107 Member
    Get the kitchen pro app. It's awesome. Does it all for you
  • ccsernica
    ccsernica Posts: 1,040 Member
    Calories are sometimes given by volume for convenience if it's something that's typically measured out by volume, but it's really determined by weight. The conversion from volume to weight is not straightforward, and that given on the package will be an approximation. If you want to know how much a cup of that rice really weighs, you'll have to weigh it yourself. It should be close since dry rice doesn't vary all that much and is a small enough grain that it won't make for a lot of empty space in the cup, but it's worth checking anyway.

    One ml of water equals one gram, but anything else will be different unless its density is very close to that of water.
  • Debbie_Ferr
    Debbie_Ferr Posts: 582 Member
    edited February 2017
    Everyone make rice differently, ie more water, less water in pot.
    And depending on how it's prepared, some of the water evaporates.

    WATER has no calories, but does have weight.
    So with your end product, you really don't know how much of the volume nor weight is water.
    so let's get just get water out of the equation, shall we !! :)

    yes, per @ccsernica , go by weight of the UNcooked rice.
    If you're unable to do that, go by the volume of UNcooked rice.

    Use the information on the packaging.
  • Debbie_Ferr
    Debbie_Ferr Posts: 582 Member
    edited February 2017
    thomasbenou wrote: »
    Hi,
    Matta rice is a kind of brown rice. So, shouldnt it have less calories

    not necessarily. since brown rice still has the bran and germ intact , it has a smigget more fat than white rice.
    and we all know, per gram, fat has twice the calories than carbs.

    but have no fear, some fat is a good thing.

    Plus, brown rice has so many other benifits :
    Bottom Line: Brown rice is a whole grain that contains the bran and germ. These provide fiber and several vitamins and minerals. White rice is a refined grain that has had these nutritious parts removed.

    Per :
    https://authoritynutrition.com/brown-vs-white-rice/

    .
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    edited February 2017
    1 cup of cooked rice is approximately 200 calories. (Typical entries range from 190 to 210 calories.) In my house, that 1 cup of cooked rice weighs about 140 grams (based both on me weighing many cupfuls of rice and researching to find a good gram-based entry that was equivalent to 200 calories. We cook a whole pot for the family, so I need to be able to weigh out a serving of cooked rice (not raw/dry).

    To make 1 cup of cooked rice, you usually start with 1/3 cup dry rice. That weighs about 60 grams.

    Based on those numbers, your rice has 188 calories per 45 grams dry weight - which will make 1 cup of rice once cooked.
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