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Convert Basmati Rice Between Cups, Pounds, Ounces, Grams

Our conversion charts help you quickly convert common measurements and amounts for basmati rice.

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Long-grain basmati rice

  • 1 cup = 0.4 lb of long-grain basmati rice
  • 1 lb = 2.52 cups of long-grain basmati rice
Long-grain basmati rice: cups to lb (oz, g)
Data source: FoodData Central, Branded Foods
cups lb oz g
½ cup 0.2 lb 3.17 oz 90 g
⅔ cup 0.26 lb 4.23 oz 120 g
¾ cup 0.3 lb 4.76 oz 135 g
1 cup 0.4 lb 6.35 oz 180 g
1½ cups 0.6 lb 9.52 oz 270 g
2 cups 0.79 lb 12.7 oz 360 g
3 cups 1.19 lb 19 oz 540 g
Long-grain basmati rice: lb (oz, g) to cups
Data source: FoodData Central, Branded Foods
lb oz g cups
0.2 lb 3.2 oz 90.7 g ½ cup
0.25 lb 4 oz 113 g 0.63 cup
0.3 lb 4.8 oz 136 g ¾ cup
0.5 lb 8 oz 227 g 1¼ cups
0.75 lb 12 oz 340 g 1.89 cups
1 lb 16 oz 454 g 2.52 cups
1.25 lb 20 oz 567 g 3.15 cups
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