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Rice Paper

Rice paper is a thin dried wrapper commonly made from rice flour and water for wrapping rolls and other foods.

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About Rice Paper

Rice paper is a thin, dried edible wrapper commonly made from rice flour and water, sometimes with other starches or ingredients. It is usually sold as round or rectangular translucent sheets that are brittle when dry and become flexible, tender, and slightly adhesive after soaking or steaming.

It is used to wrap fresh rolls, fried rolls, dumplings, and other filled foods, and may also be cut or layered in cooked preparations. The wrapper has a mild flavour and smooth surface, while thickness and drying method affect how quickly it softens and how well it holds a filling.

The sheets are generally pale, translucent, and very thin when sold dry. Brief soaking or steaming changes them from rigid and brittle to pliable and lightly adhesive. Frying changes the wrapper again, producing a firmer, crisp surface; thickness and formulation affect handling throughout preparation.

Ingredient type
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Rice Paper

English

Rice paper wrapper, soaked in water

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Rice Paper nutrition & diet

Rice Paper nutritional value

Reference: Rice paper wrapper, soaked in water

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

Calories
154.4kcal
Protein
3.3g
Carbs
32.2g
Fat
0.9g

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. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F007639. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to thin, dried rice-paper sheets intended for wrapping, rather than decorative paper or fresh rice sheets. Rehydration softens the sheet and changes its ready-to-eat form. Consider the number used and the filling, dipping sauce, frying, or oil added during preparation.

Compare the right form: Reference dried, edible rice-paper sheets made for food wrapping, identifying size, thickness, ingredients, and whether they are rehydrated before eating.

Diet considerations

Rice paper is generally rice-derived and plant-based by description, but the actual wrapper may include tapioca, other cereals, starches, or processing additives. Fresh or fried fillings can add meat, seafood, egg, dairy, or other animal ingredients. Wrapper quantity and accompanying fillings affect carbohydrate patterns.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Rice flour. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
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: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Rice paper wrapper, soaked in water ↗. 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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