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Sticky rice

Sticky rice is a glutinous rice variety cooked until cohesive and used in savory dishes, desserts, and dumplings.

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About Sticky rice

Sticky rice is a glutinous rice variety whose grains become strongly cohesive when soaked and cooked. It is served with savoury foods, shaped into dumplings and cakes, and used in sweet dishes and desserts. Despite its name, it contains no wheat gluten; “glutinous” describes its characteristic cooked stickiness.

The uncooked grains are usually short to medium, pale, and opaque or translucent depending on the variety. After soaking and cooking, they become opaque, soft, chewy, and clinging rather than loose and fluffy. Steaming often gives a distinct, pleasantly springy grain, while boiling can produce a wetter, softer result.

It is sold as dry whole grains, cooked rice, flour, and prepared portions. Soaking is commonly followed by steaming, though boiling and other methods are also used. Milling creates flour for doughs and batters, while shaping or sweetening the cooked grains changes their form without changing the underlying rice variety.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Sticky rice

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Sticky rice nutrition & diet

Sticky rice nutritional value

Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, uncooked

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
370kcal
Protein
6.8g
Carbs
81.7g
Fat
0.6g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use a portion suited to the dish, since sticky rice becomes cohesive and dense after cooking. Rinsing, soaking, steaming, or boiling changes texture and serving weight. Record whether it is plain rice or prepared with coconut milk, sugar, oil, fillings, or savory seasonings.

Compare the right form: Match references to cooked glutinous rice, dry glutinous rice, or a prepared dish; edible portion and cooking method must correspond.

Diet considerations

Sticky rice is plant-derived rice, specifically a glutinous variety. Compatibility changes when cooked with dairy, meat stock, fish sauce, eggs, or animal fat. Sweetened desserts and dumplings may contain fillings or coatings. As a cereal grain, its carbohydrate pattern depends on portion and accompanying ingredients.

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: USDA FoodData Central — Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, uncooked ↗. 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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