How much uncooked rice per person? (3 Factors)

In this brief guide, we will answer the question, ‘How much uncooked rice per person?’ and discuss the factors that affect a person’s appetite and preference for rice.

How much uncooked rice per person?

Rice doubles up in volume when cooked. The most popular way to cook rice is to boil for thirty minutes. However, you could choose to cook in an oven, an electric cooker. One cup of raw rice can feed two normal adult males or females, considering no extraordinary factors.

It can be hard to determine how many can 1 cup of rice feed because cooked rice amounts differently. To keep it stable, you need to keep the grain variety and rice to water ratio fixed.

According to American Heart Association, one serving of rice yields from half a cup of uncooked rice. Hence translates to one cup of rice for two people.

The dietary guidelines for Americans suggest ½ cup cooked or 0.22 pounds of brown rice per person. ¼ cup of uncooked brown rice would give 0.22 pounds of cooked brown rice; the minimal serving for a person.

However, for a satiable meal, we suggest cooking ½ cup or 0.22 pounds of brown rice per person. 0.44 pounds of brown rice would suffice for a person as a complete meal.

What should be the amount of rice per person?

Ideally speaking, one serving of rice equals ⅓ cups of uncooked rice or 1 cup of cooked rice. This will provide each person 206 calories and is the standard serving size for rice. If you measure it in grams, it would be equal to 75 grams on uncooked rice or 158 grams of cooked rice per person.

How much rice should you make?

Rice is a staple and one of the most eaten foods for many people. Of all the rice produced in the world, over 95 % is eaten by humans. All over the world, people consume different varieties of rice in different amounts. Ethnicity, race, age, gender, preference influences the rice consumption-ability of a person. However, a general idea can help you.

. If you expect to have 3 or 4 people for a rice dish, make 1 ½ cups of raw rice. Similarly, to feed 4 to 6 people, you would need 2 cups of rice.

2 cups of uncooked rice are one pound. If you need to feed 5 to 6 people, a pound of rice should suffice. When feeding hungry rice-lovers, then cook four cups instead. In terms of uncooked rice, there are four servings per pound. With this estimate, 25 pounds of rice would have a hundred servings.

If you are cooking for a crowd, it is better to cook the larger portion size. 

For 5 people

 Weigh at least 0.44 pounds (1 cup) of uncooked rice to get (5 cups) 1.31 pounds of cooked rice.

For 11 people

1 pound of raw rice yields 11 cups of cooked rice and feeds 11 people.

For 25 people

2.2 pounds of raw rice yield 25 cups of cooked rice and feed 25 people.

Other factors to consider before you make rice

The Cooked to Uncooked Ratio

Let us start by discussing the amount uncooked rice would translate into after being cooked. A good rule to remember while cooking rice goes as 1-2-3.

Grain size

A cup of dried rice can be anywhere from 236 to 250 ml depending on the grain size. When cooked in 2 cups of water, it would yield 3 cups of rice. In an ordinary circumstance, 3 cups of rice can satiate 5 to 6 people.     

The course of a meal

A cup of rice could feed 1.5 people when eaten with a side dish such as curry or vegetables. However, in places such as the US, where rice usually is eaten as a side dish, about three to five people can eat from it.

Rice is served alongside soup, curry, stew, or meat in different cultures. The accompanied dish directly influences the consumption capacity or the serving size of rice.

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Uncooked brown rice versus white rice

If we cook a cup of white rice, we would have three cups of cooked rice. If it were a cup of brown rice, it would yield 2 cups of brown rice. To conclude, brown rice increases by two times while white rice increases by three times.

Brown rice doubles in weight and volume when cooked. 1 cup of uncooked rice would give you two cups of cooked rice. 1 cup of rice holds 0.5 pounds.

White rice triples in weight and volume when cooked; if you cook 1 cup of white rice, you will get three cups of cooked rice.

The Smaller serving of white rice

If you need the smaller rice portion, that is 0.165 pounds of uncooked rice. Then weigh 0.0625 pounds or a half cup of long-grain white rice. You would get the double that is 0.125 pounds or one cup of cooked white rice.

The larger serving of white rice

To get the larger serving of white rice, measure 1/3 cup or 0.125 pounds of uncooked rice. When cooked, you will get 1 cup or 0.25 pounds of the large white rice serving.

In this brief guide, we answered the question, ‘How much uncooked rice to cook per person?’, and discussed the factors that affect a person’s appetite and preference for rice.

Citations

https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/how-to-cook-rice/

https://www.reference.com/world-view/much-rice-one-cup-uncooked-rice-make-c37f56393cb955e3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(unit)

https://www.cooksinfo.com/rice

https://www.cooksinfo.com/brown-rice

https://www.verywellfit.com/rice-nutrition-facts-calories-and-health-benefits-4119792