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Sushi rice

Sushi rice usually comprises tender, cohesive short-grain Japanese rice seasoned with rice vinegar, sugar, and salt for sushi and related preparations.

Sushi rice — illustrative ingredient image

About Sushi rice

Sushi rice usually means short-grain Japanese rice cooked until tender and cohesive, then seasoned with a mixture commonly based on rice vinegar, sugar, and salt. The cooked grains are glossy and cling together while remaining distinct enough to handle.

It is used as the rice component in sushi and related preparations. The term may refer to the seasoned cooked rice or, less precisely, to the uncooked short-grain rice intended for it; these forms differ in moisture and added seasoning.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Where sushi rice appears

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Local names for sushi rice

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

Japanese

すし飯

sushi-meshi

Japanese

酢飯

sumeshi

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Sushi rice nutrition & diet

Sushi rice nutritional value

Product example: SUSHI RICE (H E Butt Grocery Company)

Per 100 g of this specific product as recorded by USDA, per 100 g.

Calories
355kcal
Protein
6.5g
Carbs
79.0g
Fat
0.8g

A product-specific label example, not a generic average. Formulations can change; use the nutrition label on the product being eaten.

Comparisons depend on whether the entry is uncooked rice or cooked, seasoned rice. Added vinegar, sugar, and salt, as well as absorbed cooking water, affect the composition of the served form.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • 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 · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central branded product — SUSHI RICE ↗. 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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