To convert grams of uncooked brown rice into teaspoons, multiply by 0.25263158: one gram comes to 0.25263158 teaspoons. Every ingredient has its own figure here, because the units are measuring different things and only the density links them.
Put next to water — 1 g per mL exactly — uncooked brown rice measures 0.80308 g per mL. That ratio, 80.31%, is what separates this page from every other ingredient in the same units, and it is measured rather than defined.
A level teaspoon of uncooked brown rice weighs 3.958 g. A kitchen scale that reads to the nearest gram is therefore working at roughly 25.3% resolution on a single spoonful, which is why measuring spoons beat scales below about 5 g and lose to them above it. Three teaspoons make a tablespoon, so the same spoonful is 11.88 g if the recipe scales up.
Grams are the unit this conversion is really for. A domestic scale resolves to a gram, which is 0.526% of a cup of uncooked brown rice, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 2.632 cups, and a 1 kg pack 5.263.
The condition this weight assumes: The bran layer left on the grain makes it slightly heavier per cup than white rice of the same variety.
The formula
grams- The amount of uncooked brown rice you are converting, in grams
0.252631578947- Teaspoons per gram for uncooked brown rice, from its density of 0.80308 g/mL
teaspoons- The equivalent quantity in teaspoons
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.252631578947, the teaspoons-per-gram figure for uncooked brown rice.
- The result appears in teaspoons, with a second reading in mL beneath it.
- Use the measure table if you want a standard recipe quantity rather than a number you type in.
Worked examples
50 g of uncooked brown rice in teaspoons
Take 50 g of uncooked brown rice: 50 × 0.25263158 gives 12.6316 teaspoons. Doubling the batch takes it to 25.2632 teaspoons, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
150 g of uncooked brown rice in teaspoons
A recipe calling for 150 g of uncooked brown rice needs 37.8947 teaspoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 150 × 0.25263158 = 37.894737, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 18.9474 teaspoons.
500 g of uncooked brown rice in teaspoons
A recipe calling for 500 g of uncooked brown rice needs 126.316 teaspoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 500 × 0.25263158 = 126.31579, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 63.1579 teaspoons.
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Frequently asked questions
How many teaspoons are in 1 g of uncooked brown rice?
One gram of uncooked brown rice is 0.25263158 teaspoons. Half that quantity is 0.126316 teaspoons and double it is 0.505263 teaspoons, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of uncooked brown rice not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Uncooked brown rice has a density of 0.80308 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 190 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 46.6 g per cup, and it is the reason a single volume-to-weight factor cannot be applied to every ingredient.
Does how I measure it change the weight?
Yes, and by more than most people expect. Handling changes the weight of a cup of uncooked brown rice by roughly 20% — about 19 g either side of 190 g — because the bran layer left on the grain makes it slightly heavier per cup than white rice of the same variety. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of uncooked brown rice the same as an ounce?
No. A fluid ounce is a volume — one eighth of a US cup, 29.57 mL — and an ounce is a weight. One fluid ounce of uncooked brown rice weighs 0.8378 oz, so the two readings differ by 16.2%. They coincide only for something with the density of water, and then only roughly.
Is this a US cup or a metric cup?
US customary: 236.59 mL, which is the cup every US recipe means. A metric cup is 250 mL, so the same cup of uncooked brown rice would weigh 200.77 g instead of 190 g — 10.8 g more, or 5.67%. Australian and some European recipes use the metric cup, and the difference is large enough to matter in baking.
Do I need a scale for this, or will measuring cups do?
At this size the spoon wins. One teaspoon of uncooked brown rice is 3.958 g, and a scale reading to the nearest gram is working at 25.3% resolution on that — a measuring spoon is the more accurate instrument below about 5 g, which is why spice quantities are still written in spoons.
How much does 2 tsp of uncooked brown rice weigh?
2 tsp of uncooked brown rice comes to 7.9167 g, or 7.9167 grams. This page runs that calculation in reverse — enter a weight and it returns the volume — and the teaspoons-to-grams page does it in the direction the question is usually asked.
Uncooked brown rice in grams and teaspoons
| Grams | Teaspoons | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 1.26316 tsp | 1.263157895 |
| 10 g | 2.52632 tsp | 2.526315789 |
| 25 g | 6.31579 tsp | 6.315789474 |
| 50 g | 12.6316 tsp | 12.63157895 |
| 100 g | 25.2632 tsp | 25.26315789 |
| 125 g | 31.5789 tsp | 31.57894737 |
| 150 g | 37.8947 tsp | 37.89473684 |
| 200 g | 50.5263 tsp | 50.52631579 |
| 250 g | 63.1579 tsp | 63.15789474 |
| 300 g | 75.7895 tsp | 75.78947368 |
| 500 g | 126.316 tsp | 126.3157895 |
| 1000 g | 252.632 tsp | 252.6315789 |
Based on 190 g per cup of uncooked brown rice. One gram of uncooked brown rice is 0.25263158 teaspoons.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 190 g | 6.7 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 11.88 g | 0.419 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 7.917 g | 0.279 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 3.958 g | 0.14 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 2.969 g | 0.105 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 1.979 g | 0.0698 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 0.9896 g | 0.0349 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.4948 g | 0.0175 oz | 0.6161 mL |
US customary measures: 1 cup = 236.59 mL, 1 tbsp = 14.79 mL, 1 tsp = 4.93 mL.
| Ingredient | Grams per cup | Ounces per cup | Density (g/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncooked quinoa | 170 g | 5.997 oz | 0.7185 |
| Dry couscous | 170 g | 5.997 oz | 0.7185 |
| Uncooked white rice | 185 g | 6.526 oz | 0.7819 |
| Uncooked brown rice (this page) | 190 g | 6.702 oz | 0.8031 |
| Dried lentils | 192 g | 6.773 oz | 0.8115 |
| Granulated sugar | 200 g | 7.055 oz | 0.8454 |
| Arborio rice | 200 g | 7.055 oz | 0.8454 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.