It's too bad that rice has gotten a bad reputation with this whole carb-free diet frenzy. As we all know, not only do we need carbs for energy, but carbs in the form of whole grains are a great source of fiber (which can help prevent certain types of cancer), and they keep you feeling full longer. Rice is one of my favorite whole grains since it's easy to cook, can be flavored millions of ways, and is easy to digest. There are so many different kinds though. To see how they compare nutritionally, read more.
Here's the breakdown of half a cup of cooked rice:
| Kind of Rice | Calories | Carbs (g) | Fiber (g) | Protein (g) |
| Short-Grain White | 133 | 29.4 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Medium-Grain White | 121 | 26.6 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Long-Grain White | 103 | 22.3 | .3 | 2.1 |
| Short-Grain Brown | 180 | 38 | 2 | 4 |
| Medium-Grain Brown | 109 | 22.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Long-Grain Brown | 108 | 22.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Sticky Rice | 169 | 36.7 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| Wild Rice | 83 | 17.5 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| White Basmati | 150 | 33 | .5 | 3 |
| Brown Basmati | 140 | 31 | 2 | 3 |
| Sushi Rice | 194 | 39 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Jasmine | 160 | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| Chinese Black Rice | 160 | 34 | 2 | 5 |
| Arborio | 160 | 36 | .5 | 3 |
Urban Decay
Wow I always thought brown was better but it looks like long grain white is even better.
Who knew!
1its not necessary better because brown rice has more fiber, makes you feel fuller longer so you dont end up eating other calorie laden snacks.
2long grain brown looks like the winner to me, with about the same in everything as long grain white but more fiber.
3I love rice!
I love rice but really haven't perfected brown rice since it seems to be harder and almost chewy. White rice has fewer calories and carbs anyway and it tastes so much better to me.
4i can only eat brown rice with certain foods but for stuff like chinese and thai, I love jasmine rice. Wild Rice doesn't look too shabby up there either!
5I am not a rice fan, but I do try to eat long grain brown
6What's the difference between the short grain brown and the med/long brown rice? I see the difference on the chart, but I don't understand it.
7Can sushi rice really have that much protein?
8I love long grain white rice & Jasmine white rice. Thats one thing I will never give up eating. I grew up eating it at home almost every day. i love ti
9Keep telling myself to buy sushi rice, thank you fit!
10I am not a big rice fan and have never liked brown rice especially, but I recently found this recipe for baked brown rice and it completely changed my mind: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_30663,00.... The recipe reviews are all spot-on; the rice has flavor, great texture, and is pretty much fool-proof. Awesome.
11We eat rice at every meal, it's so usual that I don't even know what grain it is. This is info's good though.
12i only eat rice with sushi or peiwei brown rice yummm
13I love white rice of any kind, brown just never really cut it for me taste-wise.
14I just had to google to find out what kind of rice is that we eat evvvery day that is long-grain white rice. I have never seen any other kind
15I eat long-grain white rice with everything. It's a hard habit to break. I never could really get into brown rice, although I love basmati, sushi and jasmine rice too. I didn't know there was such a difference between them all, calorie-wise.
16Looks like Wild rice is a winner, I'll have to check some out!
17i wonder why wha makes sushi rice so high in caloried and high in protein. Does anyone know?
18I didn't know rice are different, although I've been eating it for years.
19What about minute rice?
20I'm going to have to try wild rice it looks best all round.
21I love white rice with some soy sauce. Yum!
22cristina - sushi rice is medium-grain white rice with vinegar, sugar and salt added. i'm not sure where that +70 calorie calculation came from. maybe it's based on calories obtained by using the sushi rice powder packets (basically a powdered vinegar, sugar and salt mixture) instead of just diy? who knows.
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