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Brown rice calories per cup: 193–443 across 34 of 38 named USDA examples

Across 34 of 38 named USDA examples, a cup contains 193–443 calories. Their listed weights span 186–293 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g. The remaining 4 specifically named examples do not list that exact household measure.

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Estimated for 147 g

207calories

Rice, brown, cooked, fat added, made with oil

Protein
3.5 g
Carbs
37 g
Fat
5 g

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Compare all 38 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 38 exact records in this guide report 146–333 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 92–157 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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For Rice, brown, begin by separating “Rice, brown, cooked, fat added, made with oil” from “Rice, brown, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, no added fat.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

Showing the first 6 of 38 linked records.

Equal-weight view

How rice, brown records compare at 100 grams

Five rank landmarks are shown from all 38 cited records: minimum, 25th-ranked, median-ranked, 75th-ranked, and maximum. Weight is held at 100 grams; source-serving weights are listed in the table.

  1. Minimum: Rice, brown, with tomatoes and/or tomato based sauce, no added fat 92 kcal
    92 kcal
  2. 25th-ranked landmark: Rice, brown, with carrots and dark green vegetables, no added fat 105 kcal
    105 kcal
  3. Median-ranked landmark: Rice, brown, with corn, no added fat 113 kcal
    113 kcal
  4. 75th-ranked landmark: Rice, brown, cooked, no added fat 123 kcal
    123 kcal
  5. Maximum: Rice, brown, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added 157 kcal
    157 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 38 named USDA records in view: 38 direct matches. They span 3 source categories, including Rice, Rice mixed dishes, and Fried rice and lo/chow mein. The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first two description segments” placed these 38 records together under the exact grouping key “rice brown.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Rice, brown, this page can compare 38 named records from FDC 2708410 through FDC 2709126. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

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Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

140–290 g before composition

The largest source amount is 2.1× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

65 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “brown, with tomatoes and/or tomato based sauce, no added fat”; the higher is “brown, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

273 mg sodium gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “brown, with corn, fat added” (155 mg) and “brown, with soy-based sauce, no added fat” (428 mg).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

The cards are ordered by calories in each record's listed serving. Serving weights differ, so use per-100-gram values to compare composition. These selected records do not define a calorie range for every rice, brown.

Important: “Lower” begins with Rice, brown, with carrots, no added fat; “higher” ends with Rice, brown, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every rice, brown meal.

Full comparison

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For Rice, brown, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Rice, brown nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Rice, brown, cooked, fat added, made with oil Direct name match 147 gUSDA reference amount 207 kcal 141 3.5 g 1.5 g 288 mg FDC 2708410 ↗
Rice, brown, cooked, made with butter Direct name match 147 gUSDA reference amount 201 kcal 137 3.5 g 1.5 g 307 mg FDC 2708411 ↗
Rice, brown, cooked, made with margarine Direct name match 147 gUSDA reference amount 197 kcal 134 3.5 g 1.5 g 313 mg FDC 2708412 ↗
Rice, brown, cooked, no added fat Direct name match 147 gUSDA reference amount 181 kcal 123 3.6 g 1.5 g 295 mg FDC 2708414 ↗
Rice, brown, with carrots and dark green vegetables, fat added Direct name match 142 gUSDA reference amount 170 kcal 120 3.5 g 2.6 g 237 mg FDC 2709063 ↗
Rice, brown, with carrots and dark green vegetables, no added fat Direct name match 140 gUSDA reference amount 147 kcal 105 3.5 g 2.5 g 238 mg FDC 2709062 ↗
Rice, brown, with carrots and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, fat added Direct name match 172 gUSDA reference amount 191 kcal 111 3.8 g 2.9 g 294 mg FDC 2709057 ↗
Rice, brown, with carrots and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 169 gUSDA reference amount 164 kcal 97 3.8 g 3 g 294 mg FDC 2709056 ↗
Rice, brown, with carrots, dark green vegetables, and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, fat added Direct name match 140 gUSDA reference amount 160 kcal 114 3.3 g 2.4 g 237 mg FDC 2709067 ↗
Rice, brown, with carrots, dark green vegetables, and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 165 gUSDA reference amount 165 kcal 100 3.9 g 3 g 284 mg FDC 2709066 ↗
Rice, brown, with carrots, fat added Direct name match 142 gUSDA reference amount 169 kcal 119 3.2 g 2.7 g 239 mg FDC 2709045 ↗
Rice, brown, with carrots, no added fat Direct name match 140 gUSDA reference amount 146 kcal 104 3.2 g 2.7 g 241 mg FDC 2709044 ↗
Rice, brown, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added Direct name match 212 gUSDA reference amount 333 kcal 157 10.3 g 2.3 g 598 mg FDC 2709103 ↗
Rice, brown, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 208 gUSDA reference amount 300 kcal 144 10.3 g 2.5 g 597 mg FDC 2709102 ↗
Rice, brown, with corn, fat added Direct name match 143 gUSDA reference amount 183 kcal 128 3.8 g 2.4 g 222 mg FDC 2709039 ↗
Rice, brown, with corn, no added fat Direct name match 141 gUSDA reference amount 159 kcal 113 3.8 g 2.5 g 223 mg FDC 2709038 ↗
Rice, brown, with dark green vegetables and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, fat added Direct name match 172 gUSDA reference amount 189 kcal 110 4.1 g 2.9 g 284 mg FDC 2709060 ↗
Rice, brown, with dark green vegetables and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 172 gUSDA reference amount 169 kcal 98 4.2 g 2.9 g 298 mg FDC 2709059 ↗
Rice, brown, with dark green vegetables, fat added Direct name match 142 gUSDA reference amount 170 kcal 120 3.8 g 2.4 g 233 mg FDC 2709054 ↗
Rice, brown, with dark green vegetables, no added fat Direct name match 140 gUSDA reference amount 147 kcal 105 3.8 g 2.5 g 234 mg FDC 2709053 ↗
Rice, brown, with gravy, fat added Direct name match 178 gUSDA reference amount 203 kcal 114 3.8 g 2 g 449 mg FDC 2709106 ↗
Rice, brown, with gravy, no added fat Direct name match 178 gUSDA reference amount 180 kcal 101 3.8 g 2.1 g 456 mg FDC 2709105 ↗
Rice, brown, with other vegetables, fat added Direct name match 142 gUSDA reference amount 169 kcal 119 3.4 g 2.3 g 223 mg FDC 2709070 ↗
Rice, brown, with other vegetables, no added fat Direct name match 140 gUSDA reference amount 147 kcal 105 3.4 g 2.2 g 224 mg FDC 2709069 ↗
Rice, brown, with peas and carrots, fat added Direct name match 142 gUSDA reference amount 175 kcal 123 3.9 g 2.8 g 277 mg FDC 2709048 ↗
Rice, brown, with peas and carrots, no added fat Direct name match 140 gUSDA reference amount 153 kcal 109 3.9 g 2.9 g 277 mg FDC 2709047 ↗
Rice, brown, with peas, fat added Direct name match 142 gUSDA reference amount 180 kcal 127 4.5 g 3.1 g 243 mg FDC 2709042 ↗
Rice, brown, with peas, no added fat Direct name match 140 gUSDA reference amount 158 kcal 113 4.5 g 3.1 g 244 mg FDC 2709041 ↗
Rice, brown, with soy-based sauce, fat added Direct name match 237 gUSDA reference amount 270 kcal 114 5.1 g 2.6 g 995 mg FDC 2709109 ↗
Rice, brown, with soy-based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 237 gUSDA reference amount 237 kcal 100 5.1 g 2.8 g 1,014 mg FDC 2709108 ↗
Rice, brown, with tomatoes and/or tomato based sauce, fat added Direct name match 182 gUSDA reference amount 191 kcal 105 3.9 g 3.1 g 317 mg FDC 2709051 ↗
Rice, brown, with tomatoes and/or tomato based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 182 gUSDA reference amount 167 kcal 92 3.9 g 3.1 g 322 mg FDC 2709050 ↗
Rice, brown, with vegetables and gravy, fat added Direct name match 219 gUSDA reference amount 230 kcal 105 4.9 g 3.7 g 466 mg FDC 2709124 ↗
Rice, brown, with vegetables and gravy, no added fat Direct name match 216 gUSDA reference amount 203 kcal 94 4.9 g 3.7 g 467 mg FDC 2709123 ↗
Rice, brown, with vegetables, cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added Direct name match 220 gUSDA reference amount 308 kcal 140 9.9 g 3.7 g 524 mg FDC 2709121 ↗
Rice, brown, with vegetables, cheese and/or cream based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 217 gUSDA reference amount 282 kcal 130 9.9 g 3.7 g 523 mg FDC 2709120 ↗
Rice, brown, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, fat added Direct name match 290 gUSDA reference amount 305 kcal 105 6.6 g 4.9 g 1,021 mg FDC 2709127 ↗
Rice, brown, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 286 gUSDA reference amount 269 kcal 94 6.6 g 4.9 g 1,021 mg FDC 2709126 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 140 to 290 grams—a 150-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 146 calories for “brown, with carrots, no added fat” to 333 for “brown, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added.” At a fixed 100 grams, “brown, with tomatoes and/or tomato based sauce, no added fat” is 92 calories and “brown, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added” is 157—a fixed-weight separation of 65 calories. For Rice, brown, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “brown, cooked, fat added, made with oil”, “brown, with carrots, dark green vegetables, and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat”, “brown, with dark green vegetables, no added fat”, “brown, with soy-based sauce, fat added”, and “brown, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, no added fat”. Across the source formulations, the shared backbone includes salt, table; differentiating rows include rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (includes foods for usda's food distribution program), vegetable oil, nfs, broccoli, cooked, as ingredient, and carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt. On this Rice, brown page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Rice, brown” cannot resolve the differences between Rice, brown, cooked, fat added, made with oil and Rice, brown, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, no added fat. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    Source weight before serving calories

    The source amounts span 140–290 grams. Compare per 100 grams before reading a serving-calorie gap as a composition gap.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “brown, cooked, fat added, made with oil”, “brown, with carrots, dark green vegetables, and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat”, “brown, with dark green vegetables, no added fat”, “brown, with soy-based sauce, fat added”, and “brown, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, no added fat”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    Shared source rows include salt, table; rows that vary across the set include rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (includes foods for usda's food distribution program), vegetable oil, nfs, and broccoli, cooked, as ingredient. Presence is inspectable evidence, not proof of nutrient causation.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Rice, brown, cooked, fat added, made with oil” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Rice, brown unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that rice, brown is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“brown, cooked, fat added, made with oil”, “brown, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added”, “brown, with peas and carrots, no added fat”, and “brown, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, no added fat”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Rice, brown source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 38 exact records behind Rice, brown source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Rice, brown, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, no added fat is higher in calcium per 100 g

Rice, brown, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, no added fat reports 93 mg versus 3 mg for Rice, brown, with corn, fat added: a 90 mg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Rice, brown, cooked, fat added, made with oil is denser; Rice, brown, with vegetables, cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added is higher in its source amount

Rice, brown, cooked, fat added, made with oil reports 141 kcal per 100 g and 207 kcal in USDA source amount (147 g). Rice, brown, with vegetables, cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added reports a lower 140 kcal per 100 g but a higher 308 kcal in USDA source amount (220 g).

Choose the record before reading the number

Rice, brown, with soy-based sauce, fat added and Rice, brown, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, no added fat are not interchangeable

The page keeps both records at the same 100 g denominator and makes Added-fat wording (added fat versus no added fat) the explicit record-description contrast. It does not show that the wording difference caused a nutrient difference. Pick the description that matches the food in front of you rather than averaging away the distinction.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Rice, brown source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

Compare two records on this page Rice, brown, with soy-based sauce, fat added vs Rice, brown, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, no added fat

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Added-fat wording: added fat versus no added fat; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path Compare two records on this page Rice, brown, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added vs Rice, brown, with vegetables, cheese and/or cream based sauce, no added fat

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Added-fat wording: added fat versus no added fat; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path 30 context records in this source topic Rice mixed dishes

Rice, brown, with carrots and dark green vegetables, fat added and Rice, brown, with carrots and dark green vegetables, no added fat belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Broccoli, cooked, as ingredient

USDA input 99997220 appears in 8 of 38 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 17–52 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt

USDA input 11125 appears in 8 of 38 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 17.3–52 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path 4 context records in this source topic Fried rice and lo/chow mein

Rice, brown, with soy-based sauce, fat added and Rice, brown, with soy-based sauce, no added fat belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Calcium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calcium runs from 3 mg in Rice, brown, with corn, fat added to 93 mg in Rice, brown, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, no added fat, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path