1½ cups arborio rice (uncooked) in grams
1½ cups of arborio rice (uncooked) = 300 grams · 10.6 oz · 24 tbsp
That is one and a half cups, poured in and levelled off with a knife. A full US cup of arborio rice (uncooked) weighs 200 g, so 1½ cups comes to 300 g. Use the converter for any other amount.
Based on a measured density of 200 g per US cup (236.6 ml), poured and levelled rather than shaken down. Last reviewed .
How 1½ cups of arborio rice (uncooked) works out
One US cup of arborio rice (uncooked) weighs 200 grams, so multiply by 1.5 to get one and a half cups: 200 × 1.5 = 300 g. In the other direction, 300 g of arborio rice (uncooked) divided by 200 brings you back to 1½ cups.
If you have no scales, 1½ cups is 24 level tablespoons of arborio rice (uncooked) (72 teaspoons), because a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. In a 250 ml metric cup — the Australian, New Zealand and modern UK standard — the same fraction is 317 g.
Tip: Never rinse arborio rice for risotto — the surface starch is what gives the dish its signature creaminess. As a guide, 200g (about 1 cup) serves two to three as a main.
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1½ cups of arborio rice (uncooked): common questions
How many grams is 1½ cups of arborio rice (uncooked)?
1½ cups of arborio rice (uncooked) weighs about 300 grams (10.6 oz), based on a full US cup of arborio rice (uncooked) weighing 200 grams.
How many tablespoons is 1½ cups of arborio rice (uncooked)?
24 level tablespoons, since a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. That is 72 teaspoons.
Is 1½ cups the same in a metric cup?
No. A 250 ml metric cup is slightly larger than the 236.6 ml US cup, so 1½ cups of arborio rice (uncooked) is 317 grams by the metric cup against 300 grams by the US cup.
For every other amount, see the full arborio rice (uncooked) cups to grams tables.