Rice measurement question

pakks
pakks Posts: 30
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
When it is said as 1 cup of rice: what does it imply?

Is it I take 1 cup of uncooked rice and cook it?

Because to my appetite if I eat one cup of cooked rice, it is like nothing and the nutritional values mentioned for a cup of rice seem higher..


Any help please in understanding this?

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  • impudentputz
    impudentputz Posts: 479 Member
    As far as i know, all measurements are based on dry measurements. So if it says 1 cup, you would be measuring a cup of dry rice. As for the nutritional info it all depends on the type of rice.... im pretty sure.
  • asyouseefit
    asyouseefit Posts: 1,265 Member
    If you look in the food database for rice, you have various options. Sometimes it's cooked rice, sometimes it's uncooked. Cooked rice takes more space than uncooked rice so yeah, 1 cup cooked rice has less calories than 1 cup uncooked. My usual serving is 1/2 cup cooked rice but I make sure to have plenty of veggies with it!
  • russelljclarke
    russelljclarke Posts: 836 Member
    just choose 'rice uncooked' or 'rice cooked' from the database.
  • pakks
    pakks Posts: 30
    Thank you all for the quick responses.

    I suppose the first is to switch away from Basmati Rice...
    Next I have to try and cut down the portion sizes.
  • melcowenfitness
    melcowenfitness Posts: 221 Member
    I suppose the first is to switch away from Basmati Rice...

    Why would you switch away from Basmati rice? It's actually lower on the Glycemic Index than regular white rice (healthier for you). Whenever I have rice, I take it as 1 cup of cooked rice, but I do believe the brown rice option I choose says that it's cooked.

    Just my 2 cents!:smile:

    Mel
  • pakks
    pakks Posts: 30
    I suppose the first is to switch away from Basmati Rice...

    Why would you switch away from Basmati rice? It's actually lower on the Glycemic Index than regular white rice (healthier for you). Whenever I have rice, I take it as 1 cup of cooked rice, but I do believe the brown rice option I choose says that it's cooked.

    Just my 2 cents!:smile:

    Mel

    Thank you for that thought. Is it then there is some version of Brown Basmati Rice..?\
    Hard to find in this part of the world, the problem is I love rice...

    i do have lots of veggies and soups but if I dont eat rice, I get cranky
  • melcowenfitness
    melcowenfitness Posts: 221 Member
    I've never seen brown Basmati rice but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist... I eat brown rice but I was also just reading about the Glycemic Index and was pleasantly surprised that Basmati rice is lower on the GI then regular white rice! I like the flavor and texture of the Basmati over brown rice!

    Basmati GI = 57
    Brown GI = 66
    White GI = 72
    Sticky GI = 87
    Jasmine GI = 89
  • asyouseefit
    asyouseefit Posts: 1,265 Member
    You can also mix low GI rice with high GI rice. It' will decrease the GI of the overall meal! (not as good as an all-low GI meal but better than nothing!)
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