How Many Calories in Brown rice?

100g of cooked brown rice has 111 calories, with 2.6g protein, 23g carbs, 0.9g fat, and 1.8g fiber. It's a carb source that releases energy more slowly than white rice, thanks to the fiber retained from the bran.

A cup of cooked brown rice (about 195g) has 216 calories, with 5.1g protein, 45g carbs, and 1.8g fat. It's a typical side-dish portion, enough to cover a good part of your carb needs at a main meal.

100g of raw brown rice has about 370 calories, over three times more than cooked rice, because cooking adds water and increases the weight roughly 3-fold. In practice, 100g of raw brown rice becomes about 300g of cooked rice, with the same total calories spread over a larger weight.

A restaurant-served portion of brown rice (usually 200-250g cooked) has between 222 and 278 calories. It's a better choice than white rice at the same portion, thanks to the extra fiber that improves satiety and blood sugar response.

Yes, slightly fewer - cooked brown rice has 111 calories/100g versus 130 calories/100g for white rice, a difference of about 15%. The real difference isn't caloric but nutritional: brown rice has over 3 times more fiber (1.8g vs 0.4g/100g) and more minerals, offering better satiety and a slower glycemic response.

A large bowl of cooked brown rice (about 300g) has 333 calories, with 7.8g protein and 69g carbs. That's the equivalent of almost 2.5 standard side-dish portions and covers a significant part of the caloric needs of a main meal.