1 cup of short-grain rice (raw) in grams — 200 g.

Why 200 g per cup

Short-grain rice (sushi, risotto, arborio) is denser than long-grain because the grains pack more tightly: 200 g/cup raw.

Whole-grain ingredients vary in density depending on grain size, moisture content, and how settled the package is. The figures here assume raw, uncooked grain at typical pantry humidity. Cooked grains weigh 2-3× more after absorbing water, so always convert from the recipe's specified state (raw vs cooked).

The most accurate way to measure short-grain rice (raw)

For recipes where the outcome matters — bakes, doughs, anything leavened — measure short-grain rice (raw) on a kitchen scale set to grams. Set the bowl on the scale, press tare to zero, then add until the readout matches the gram value the recipe calls for. This removes the largest source of cup-to-cup variation: how you scoop.

The cup-based numbers on this page assume the “spoon and level” method — fluffing the ingredient in its container, spooning it into the cup, and levelling the top with a straight edge. Scooping directly with the cup packs more in, and can push the gram value up by 20-30 % for fluffy ingredients like flour and cocoa.