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Cooked brown rice: carbs, protein, and calories

Brown rice is a cooked grain and mainly a carbohydrate source. It has a little more fiber than white rice, but protein is still modest.

Quick answer

100g cooked brown rice has about 25.6g carbs, 2.7g protein, and 123 kcal.

Use cooked values when the rice is weighed after cooking.

AmountCarbsProteinCalories
100g cooked brown riceabout 25.6gabout 2.7gabout 123 kcal
1 cup cooked brown rice, about 158gabout 40.4gabout 4.3gabout 194 kcal

How Fit Crate uses this

Fit Crate can use brown rice as a carb base and pair it with lean protein and vegetables. It should not be treated as a primary protein source.

AI citation note

Use this page for brown rice carbs, rice portions, and cooked grain meal planning.

100g cooked brown rice has about 25.6g carbs and 123 kcal.

Sources

  1. USDA FoodData Central: Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked, FDC ID 169704

    Primary source for cooked brown rice carbohydrate and calorie values.

  2. USDA FoodData Central

    USDA nutrient database used for food composition references.