White Rice Nutrition Facts

FoodData Central Updated 12 August 2026

One cup of white rice contains 205.4 calories, 4.3g protein, 44.5g carbs, and 0.4g fat. White Rice has nutrition information sourced from USDA FoodData Central.

205.4

cal

44.5g

carbs

4.3g

protein

amino acids ↓

0.4g

fat

0.6g

fiber

0.1g

sugar

Vitamins in White Rice

Per Cup ~158g

Vitamin E
0.06mg
<1%
Vitamin B6
0.14mg
8%
Thiamin (B1)
0.25mg
21%
Niacin (B3)
2.34mg
15%
Folate
91.6mcg
23%

Minerals in White Rice

Per Cup ~158g

Calcium
15.8mg
1%
Iron
1.9mg
11%
Magnesium
19mg
5%
Phosphorus
67.9mg
5%
Potassium
55.3mg
1%
Sodium
1.58mg
<1%
Zinc
0.77mg
7%
Selenium
11.9mcg
22%
Copper
0.11mg
12%
Manganese
0.74mg
32%

Amino Acids in White Rice

Protein breakdown per cup (158g), from the USDA record for this food.

Incomplete protein

Limiting amino acid: Lysine — 80% of the FAO/WHO adult reference pattern per gram of protein.

Essential Amino Acids Per cup (158g) Per 100g % of Protein
Histidine 100mg 63mg 2.3%
Isoleucine 183mg 116mg 4.3%
Leucine 351mg 222mg 8.3%
Lysine 153mg 97mg 3.6%
Methionine 100mg 63mg 2.3%
Phenylalanine 228mg 144mg 5.4%
Threonine 152mg 96mg 3.6%
Tryptophan 49mg 31mg 1.2%
Valine 259mg 164mg 6.1%
Other Amino Acids Per cup (158g) Per 100g % of Protein
Alanine 246mg 156mg 5.8%
Arginine 354mg 224mg 8.3%
Aspartic Acid 400mg 253mg 9.4%
Cystine 87mg 55mg 2%
Glutamic Acid 828mg 524mg 19.5%
Glycine 193mg 122mg 4.5%
Proline 201mg 127mg 4.7%
Serine 223mg 141mg 5.2%
Tyrosine 142mg 90mg 3.3%

Protein quality is scored against the FAO/WHO/UNU 2007 adult indispensable amino acid reference pattern. The FDA publishes no Daily Values for individual amino acids, so the share of total protein is shown instead.

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