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Sweet rice flour

Sweet rice flour is finely milled glutinous short-grain rice, used in doughs, batters, and thickeners for cohesive, chewy, or elastic texture.

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About Sweet rice flour

Sweet rice flour, also called glutinous rice flour, is milled from a sticky, short-grain rice variety; despite the name, it is not a sweetener and does not contain gluten from wheat. The flour is usually fine and pale white.

It is used in doughs, batters, and thickened mixtures where its cooked starch gives a notably cohesive, chewy or elastic texture. It is sold as a dry flour, sometimes labeled glutinous rice flour or mochiko. It is distinct from ordinary rice flour, which generally produces less sticky results.

Ingredient type
flour

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Simplified Chinese

糯米粉

nuòmǐ fěn

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Sweet rice flour nutrition & diet

Sweet rice flour nutritional value

Flour, rice, glutinous

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

Calories
358kcal
Protein
6.7g
Carbs
80.1g
Fat
1.2g

Reference values per 100 g for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, recipes, brands and preparation can differ.

Compare dry flour with cooked foods made from it separately; sweet or glutinous rice flour is not interchangeable with ordinary rice flour in composition or culinary behavior.

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.

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Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Flour, rice, glutinous ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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