Find out how much rice to cook for a number of people, or how many servings the rice you have will make.
Last updated: November 7, 2026
Dry versus cooked rice weight
How much rice you need depends on the meal: • Side dish: 50–60 g dry rice • Main course where rice is the base: 80–100 g dry rice • Large servings or hungry guests: 100 g or more The calculator uses 75 g by default, a portion that fills about half a plate. Rice absorbs water as it cooks and ends up about 2.8 times its dry weight, so 100 g of dry rice gives roughly 280 g of cooked rice. For the volume of dry rice, 1 ml is about 0.8 g: 300 g of dry rice is about 375 ml, or 1½ metric cups. Example: 4 people × 75 g = 300 g of dry rice, about 840 g once cooked. These figures are for white long-grain rice. Brown rice gains slightly less, and basmati and jasmine behave much the same; the differences are small. For the water, use the Water to Rice Ratio calculator.
Common questions about how much rice to cook
50–60 g of dry rice as a side dish and 80–100 g as a main course. 75 g is a good starting point for an average portion.
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How many people are you cooking for?
60 g as a side dish, 90 g as a main.