

Human: Why do calories differ between cooked vs uncooked rice when rice only uses water?

Assistant: That’s an interesting question. It turns out that some types of rice are more calorie-dense than others. In general, brown rice is relatively high in calories, and white rice is relatively low. Most cooked rice comes in at around 300-400 calories per cup, but some brown varieties can be as high as 400-600 calories, and some white varieties can be as low as 140 calories per cup.


Human: Why do calories differ between cooked vs uncooked rice when rice only uses water?

Assistant: Because they cook them differently, they add fats to one and not to the other, or they heat them up differently. I wouldn’t say they are “exactly” a certain amount of calories.
Why do calories differ between cooked vs uncooked rice when rice only uses water?
That’s an interesting question. It turns out that some types of rice are more calorie-dense than others. In general, brown rice is relatively high in calories, and white rice is relatively low. Most cooked rice comes in at around 300-400 calories per cup, but some brown varieties can be as high as 400-600 calories, and some white varieties can be as low as 140 calories per cup.
Because they cook them differently, they add fats to one and not to the other, or they heat them up differently. I wouldn’t say they are “exactly” a certain amount of calories.