Rice Breakdown

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Rice Breakdown

June 3, 2008

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

Source

Food Rice Calories In Rice Calorie Breakdown

26 Comments

jessolicious 4 years 17 weeks

cristina - 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.

kitchenfloor 4 years 26 weeks

I love white rice with some soy sauce. Yum!

futonfighter 4 years 27 weeks

I'm going to have to try wild rice it looks best all round.

mamakate 4 years 32 weeks

What about minute rice?

mamakate 4 years 32 weeks

What about minute rice?

joanna shue 4 years 48 weeks

I didn't know rice are different, although I've been eating it for years.

cristina rueda 4 years 49 weeks

i wonder why wha makes sushi rice so high in caloried and high in protein. Does anyone know?

Kyko 4 years 50 weeks

Looks like Wild rice is a winner, I'll have to check some out!

freegracefrom 4 years 50 weeks

I 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.

melda 4 years 50 weeks

I 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

lovealways 4 years 50 weeks

I love white rice of any kind, brown just never really cut it for me taste-wise. :)

annam89 4 years 50 weeks

i only eat rice with sushi or peiwei brown rice yummm

Bisque 4 years 50 weeks

We 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. :)

Blondy47 4 years 50 weeks

I 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.html. The recipe reviews are all spot-on; the rice has flavor, great texture, and is pretty much fool-proof. Awesome.

gabiushka 4 years 50 weeks

Keep telling myself to buy sushi rice, thank you fit!

Martini Rossi 4 years 50 weeks

I 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

sh3mta3 4 years 50 weeks

Can sushi rice really have that much protein?

amybdk 4 years 50 weeks

What'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.

LaurenG22 4 years 50 weeks

I am not a rice fan, but I do try to eat long grain brown :)

beram1220 4 years 50 weeks

i 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!

JaimeLeah526 4 years 50 weeks

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.