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Cooked rice

Cooked rice is prepared rice served as a staple side dish or used in bowls, fillings, and other dishes.

Cooked rice — illustrative ingredient image

About Cooked rice

Cooked rice is rice grain that has been hydrated and softened by boiling, steaming, pressure cooking, or another method. It is served as a side dish and used in rice bowls, pilafs, salads, fillings, soups, porridges, fried-rice dishes, and desserts. It may be plain or seasoned.

Depending on the rice variety and preparation, grains may be short or long, white, brown, or coloured, and may remain separate, soft, fluffy, or moderately cohesive. Flavour is mild in plain rice and changes when seasoning or other ingredients are added. Texture depends on grain type, water absorption, and cooking time.

Cooked rice may be served freshly prepared, cooled, or subsequently fried. Cooking changes dry, hard grains into hydrated, softened grains; cooling can alter cohesion, while frying changes the surface and texture. Milling, water absorption, cooking time, and added ingredients also affect appearance and the final form.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for cooked rice

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English

cooked rice

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Cooked rice nutrition & diet

Cooked rice nutritional value

Reference: Rice, ready-cooked, "plain", re-heated

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
161kcal
Protein
4.1g
Carbs
33.9g
Fat
1.9g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. CoFID 2021 food code 11-884. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Specify rice variety and measure the cooked edible grain after preparation, noting whether it is drained, steamed, pressure-cooked, or mixed with oil, salt, stock, or other ingredients. Moisture and added components can make apparently similar servings represent different preparations.

Compare the right form: Match references to the rice variety and cooked grain, with preparation, retained liquid, added fat or salt, and edible serving stated.

Diet considerations

Rice is a plant-origin cereal grain. Plain cooked rice differs from pilaf, fried rice, seasoned rice, or rice mixed with meat, egg, dairy, stock, or sauces. Cereal-based carbohydrate contribution is portion-dependent, and accompanying beans, vegetables, or proteins change the complete dish without changing the rice identity.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Rice, ready-cooked, "plain", re-heated ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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