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Glutinous Rice Flour

Glutinous rice flour is a finely milled flour used for chewy dumplings, cakes, batters, and desserts.

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About Glutinous Rice Flour

Glutinous rice flour is a finely milled flour made from glutinous rice, not ordinary rice flour. It is used for filled chewy dumplings, rice cakes, steamed sweets, batters, coatings, and other desserts where a cohesive dough or soft cooked texture is wanted.

Mixed with liquid and heated, it forms a smooth, cohesive paste with a soft, elastic, chewy texture. It contributes stretch and chew rather than the loose, crumbly structure associated with many non-glutinous rice flours; performance varies with processing.

The flour is usually white or off-white and sold as a dry powder in fine or slightly varied grades. It may be milled from raw rice or receive additional soaking or drying treatment, which changes water absorption, handling, and finished texture.

Ingredient type
flour

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English

Glutinous Rice Flour

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Glutinous Rice Flour nutrition & diet

Glutinous Rice Flour nutritional value

Rice, glutinous rice products, "Shiratamako" (flour milled in water) — MEXT 01120

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the explicitly named reference form.

Calories
347kcal
Protein
6.3g
Carbs
80.0g
Fat
1.0g

Per 100 g edible portion. Values use MEXT 2023 with March 2026 corrections; the English food name is matched by food code from the official English edition. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate by difference. Values in parentheses in the source are estimates reported by MEXT. This reference does not cover other preparations or brands.

Portions & preparation

Use a reference for finely milled glutinous rice flour rather than ordinary rice flour, and distinguish dry flour from hydrated dough or cooked foods. Consider added sugar, fats, fillings, coatings, and batters when assessing a serving.

Compare the right form: Match references to finely milled glutinous rice flour, specifying dry flour or its hydrated, cooked, filled, or battered form.

Diet considerations

Glutinous rice flour is plant-derived rice flour, but finished dumplings, cakes, and batters may contain dairy, egg, meat-derived fats, or cereal ingredients. Compatibility depends on the complete recipe and processing aids. Portion size and hydration or cooking state can change how its carbohydrate pattern is represented.

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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 2023 supplement, corrected March 2026 ↗. 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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