A cup of cooked white rice typically contains about 200 to 206 calories. For example, 1 cup of cooked long-grain white rice has approximately 205 calories, with macronutrients primarily coming from carbohydrates (around 44-45g), a small amount of protein (about 4g), and very little fat (around 0.4g)
. It's important to distinguish between uncooked and cooked rice: 1 cup of uncooked white rice contains roughly 735 calories, but when cooked, it expands to about 3 cups, so 1 cup of cooked rice has about 200 calories, as the calorie content does not change with cooking, only the volume does
. In summary:
- 1 cup cooked white rice ≈ 200-206 calories
- 1 cup uncooked white rice ≈ 735 calories (which yields about 3 cups cooked)
This calorie range applies to typical long-grain white rice varieties.
