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White rice calories per cup: 169–383 across 36 of 42 named USDA examples

Across 36 of 42 named USDA examples, a cup contains 169–383 calories. Their listed weights span 160–262 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g. The remaining 6 specifically named examples do not list that exact household measure.

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Estimated for 116 g

232calories

Rice, white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style

Protein
3.3 g
Carbs
37 g
Fat
7.3 g

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Compare all 42 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 42 exact records in this guide report 125–286 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 91–200 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, white, begin by separating “Rice, white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style” from “Rice, white, 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 42 linked records.

Equal-weight view

How rice, white records compare at 100 grams

Five rank landmarks are shown from all 42 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, white, with tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat 91 kcal
    91 kcal
  2. 25th-ranked landmark: Rice, white, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, fat added 106 kcal
    106 kcal
  3. Median-ranked landmark: Rice, white, with peas, no added fat 116 kcal
    116 kcal
  4. 75th-ranked landmark: Rice, white, cooked, no added fat 129 kcal
    129 kcal
  5. Maximum: Rice, white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style 200 kcal
    200 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 42 named USDA records in view: 42 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 42 records together under the exact grouping key “rice white.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Rice, white, this page can compare 42 named records from FDC 2708432 through FDC 2709117. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

Read the shared calculation, provenance, and uncertainty method →

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

116–258 g before composition

The largest source amount is 2.2× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

109 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “white, with tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat”; the higher is “cooked with fat; Puerto Rican style.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

4.0 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “white, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added” (0.3 g) and “white, with lentils, no added fat” (4.3 g).

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, white.

Important: “Lower” begins with Rice, white, cooked, glutinous; “higher” ends with Rice, white, with vegetables, 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, white meal.

Full comparison

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For Rice, white, 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, white nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Rice, white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style Direct name match 116 gUSDA reference amount 232 kcal 200 3.3 g 0.6 g 587 mg FDC 2708432 ↗
Rice, white, cooked, glutinous Direct name match 130 gUSDA reference amount 125 kcal 96 2.6 g 1.3 g 295 mg FDC 2708422 ↗
Rice, white, cooked, made with butter Direct name match 122 gUSDA reference amount 179 kcal 147 3.2 g 0.5 g 309 mg FDC 2708405 ↗
Rice, white, cooked, made with margarine Direct name match 122 gUSDA reference amount 173 kcal 142 3.2 g 0.5 g 315 mg FDC 2708406 ↗
Rice, white, cooked, made with oil Direct name match 122 gUSDA reference amount 184 kcal 151 3.2 g 0.5 g 290 mg FDC 2708404 ↗
Rice, white, cooked, no added fat Direct name match 118 gUSDA reference amount 152 kcal 129 3.2 g 0.5 g 289 mg FDC 2708408 ↗
Rice, white, with carrots and dark green vegetables, fat added Direct name match 129 gUSDA reference amount 160 kcal 124 3.1 g 1.2 g 249 mg FDC 2709022 ↗
Rice, white, with carrots and dark green vegetables, no added fat Direct name match 129 gUSDA reference amount 138 kcal 107 3.1 g 1.3 g 254 mg FDC 2709021 ↗
Rice, white, with carrots and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, fat added Direct name match 129 gUSDA reference amount 147 kcal 114 2.7 g 1.2 g 253 mg FDC 2709016 ↗
Rice, white, with carrots and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 129 gUSDA reference amount 126 kcal 98 2.7 g 1.3 g 258 mg FDC 2709015 ↗
Rice, white, with carrots, dark green vegetables, and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, fat added Direct name match 129 gUSDA reference amount 152 kcal 118 2.9 g 1.2 g 250 mg FDC 2709025 ↗
Rice, white, with carrots, dark green vegetables, and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 129 gUSDA reference amount 130 kcal 101 3 g 1.2 g 255 mg FDC 2709024 ↗
Rice, white, with carrots, fat added Direct name match 120 gUSDA reference amount 148 kcal 123 2.6 g 1.2 g 234 mg FDC 2709004 ↗
Rice, white, with carrots, no added fat Direct name match 120 gUSDA reference amount 127 kcal 106 2.6 g 1.2 g 239 mg FDC 2709003 ↗
Rice, white, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added Direct name match 153 gUSDA reference amount 254 kcal 166 7.9 g 0.5 g 493 mg FDC 2709094 ↗
Rice, white, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 153 gUSDA reference amount 233 kcal 152 8 g 0.5 g 502 mg FDC 2709093 ↗
Rice, white, with corn, fat added Direct name match 121 gUSDA reference amount 162 kcal 134 3.1 g 1.1 g 215 mg FDC 2708998 ↗
Rice, white, with corn, no added fat Direct name match 121 gUSDA reference amount 142 kcal 117 3.2 g 1.1 g 220 mg FDC 2708997 ↗
Rice, white, with dark green vegetables and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, fat added Direct name match 129 gUSDA reference amount 148 kcal 115 3 g 1.2 g 250 mg FDC 2709019 ↗
Rice, white, with dark green vegetables and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 129 gUSDA reference amount 128 kcal 99 3 g 1.2 g 257 mg FDC 2709018 ↗
Rice, white, with dark green vegetables, fat added Direct name match 129 gUSDA reference amount 161 kcal 125 3.4 g 1.2 g 245 mg FDC 2709013 ↗
Rice, white, with dark green vegetables, no added fat Direct name match 129 gUSDA reference amount 138 kcal 107 3.4 g 1.2 g 250 mg FDC 2709012 ↗
Rice, white, with gravy, fat added Direct name match 178 gUSDA reference amount 208 kcal 117 3.5 g 0.5 g 511 mg FDC 2709097 ↗
Rice, white, with gravy, no added fat Direct name match 178 gUSDA reference amount 182 kcal 102 3.6 g 0.5 g 522 mg FDC 2709096 ↗
Rice, white, with lentils, fat added Direct name match 155 gUSDA reference amount 233 kcal 150 8.5 g 6.4 g 293 mg FDC 2709030 ↗
Rice, white, with lentils, no added fat Direct name match 148 gUSDA reference amount 170 kcal 115 8.5 g 6.4 g 293 mg FDC 2709031 ↗
Rice, white, with other vegetables, fat added Direct name match 129 gUSDA reference amount 160 kcal 124 3 g 1 g 233 mg FDC 2709028 ↗
Rice, white, with other vegetables, no added fat Direct name match 129 gUSDA reference amount 138 kcal 107 3 g 0.9 g 239 mg FDC 2709027 ↗
Rice, white, with peas and carrots, fat added Direct name match 120 gUSDA reference amount 154 kcal 128 3.2 g 1.4 g 270 mg FDC 2709007 ↗
Rice, white, with peas and carrots, no added fat Direct name match 120 gUSDA reference amount 133 kcal 111 3.3 g 1.6 g 276 mg FDC 2709006 ↗
Rice, white, with peas, fat added Direct name match 120 gUSDA reference amount 160 kcal 133 3.9 g 1.7 g 236 mg FDC 2709001 ↗
Rice, white, with peas, no added fat Direct name match 120 gUSDA reference amount 139 kcal 116 3.9 g 1.7 g 242 mg FDC 2709000 ↗
Rice, white, with soy-based sauce, fat added Direct name match 237 gUSDA reference amount 277 kcal 117 4.8 g 0.7 g 1,142 mg FDC 2709100 ↗
Rice, white, with soy-based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 237 gUSDA reference amount 239 kcal 101 4.9 g 0.7 g 1,164 mg FDC 2709099 ↗
Rice, white, with tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, fat added Direct name match 157 gUSDA reference amount 168 kcal 107 3.1 g 1.4 g 311 mg FDC 2709010 ↗
Rice, white, with tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 154 gUSDA reference amount 140 kcal 91 3.1 g 1.4 g 310 mg FDC 2709009 ↗
Rice, white, with vegetables and gravy, fat added Direct name match 195 gUSDA reference amount 209 kcal 107 4.2 g 2.1 g 462 mg FDC 2709115 ↗
Rice, white, with vegetables and gravy, no added fat Direct name match 192 gUSDA reference amount 182 kcal 95 4.2 g 2.1 g 463 mg FDC 2709114 ↗
Rice, white, with vegetables, cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added Direct name match 196 gUSDA reference amount 286 kcal 146 9.2 g 2.2 g 519 mg FDC 2709112 ↗
Rice, white, with vegetables, cheese and/or cream based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 194 gUSDA reference amount 260 kcal 134 9.3 g 2.1 g 522 mg FDC 2709111 ↗
Rice, white, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, fat added Direct name match 258 gUSDA reference amount 273 kcal 106 5.6 g 2.8 g 1,014 mg FDC 2709118 ↗
Rice, white, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, no added fat Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 240 kcal 94 5.7 g 2.8 g 1,017 mg FDC 2709117 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 116 to 258 grams—a 142-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 125 calories for “glutinous” to 286 for “white, with vegetables, cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added.” At a fixed 100 grams, “white, with tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, no added fat” is 91 calories and “cooked with fat; Puerto Rican style” is 200—a fixed-weight separation of 109 calories. For Rice, white, 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 “white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style”, “white, with carrots, dark green vegetables, and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, fat added”, “white, with dark green vegetables, no added fat”, “white, with peas, no added fat”, and “white, with vegetables, soy-based sauce, no added fat”. Across the source formulations, the shared backbone includes salt, table; differentiating rows include rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked, vegetable oil, nfs, broccoli, cooked, as ingredient, and carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt. On this Rice, white 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, white” cannot resolve the differences between Rice, white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style and Rice, white, 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 116–258 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 “white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style”, “white, with carrots, dark green vegetables, and tomatoes and/or tomato-based sauce, fat added”, “white, with dark green vegetables, no added fat”, “white, with peas, no added fat”, and “white, 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, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked, vegetable oil, nfs, and broccoli, cooked, as ingredient. Presence is inspectable evidence, not proof of nutrient causation.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Rice, white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Rice, white 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, white is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style”, “white, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added”, “white, with other vegetables, no added fat”, and “white, 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, white 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 42 exact records behind Rice, white 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, white, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, no added fat is higher in calcium per 100 g

Rice, white, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, no added fat reports 112 mg versus 2 mg for Rice, white, cooked, glutinous: a 110 mg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Rice, white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style is denser; Rice, white, with vegetables, cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added is higher in its source amount

Rice, white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style reports 200 kcal per 100 g and 232 kcal in USDA source amount (116 g). Rice, white, with vegetables, cheese and/or cream based sauce, fat added reports a lower 146 kcal per 100 g but a higher 286 kcal in USDA source amount (196 g).

Choose the record before reading the number

Rice, white, with soy-based sauce, fat added and Rice, white, 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, white 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, white, with soy-based sauce, fat added vs Rice, white, 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, white, cooked, made with oil vs Rice, white, cooked, no added fat

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

Follow this evidence path 32 context records in this source topic Rice mixed dishes

Rice, white, with carrots and dark green vegetables, fat added and Rice, white, 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 6 context records in this source topic Rice

Rice, white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style and Rice, white, cooked, glutinous 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 42 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 42 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 17.3–51.7 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 Put the observed spread in corpus context Calcium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calcium runs from 2 mg in Rice, white, cooked, glutinous to 112 mg in Rice, white, with cheese and/or cream based sauce, no added fat, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path