The calorie content in rice differs based on the kind of rice and also the way it is cooked. The calorie content also varies on the amount of rice consumed. While the 1 ounce of boiled short or medium grain white rice contains 36-37 calories, 4 oz has 148 calories and 1 cup contains 242-267 calories. 1 ounce of raw short or medium grain white rice contains 100-102 calories, 4 oz has 408 calories and 1 cup of raw short or medium grain white rice contains 702-716 calories. 1 ounce of boiled or steamed long-grain white rice contains 36-37 calories; 4 oz contains 148 calories while one cup has 205 calories. The same long grain white rice when consumed in raw form contains 102-103 calories in 1 oz, 412 calories in 4 oz and 675 calories in one cup.
The calorie content is different in brown rice. One oz of boiled or steamed medium or long grain brown rice contains 31-32 calories, 4 oz contains 124-128 calories and 1 cup has 216-218 calories. While raw medium grain or long grain brown rice has 103-104 calories, 4 oz has 416 calories and 1 cup contains 685-688 calories. 1 oz of cooked Wild rice has 28 calories, 4 oz contains 112 calories and 1 cup contains 166 calories while 1 oz of raw Wild rice has 100 calories, 4 oz contains 400 calories and 1 cup contains 571 calories. The Chinese restaurant steamed rice contains 42 calories in 1 oz, 168 calories in 4 oz and 199 calories in a cup.
One cup of regular rice which contains 242 calories also has other nutrients including fats, carbohydrates, proteins and dietary fiber. Out of the mentioned amount of calories 4 of these come from fat. The total fat content in one cup of rice is 0.4 grams out of these, 0.1 gram is Saturated Fat, 0.1 gram is Polyunsaturated Fat and 0.1 gram is Monounsaturated Fat.
