Cooked brown rice runs 111 calories per 100g, slightly lower than white but with about 1.8g of fiber per 100g vs ~0.4g for white. The fiber and slower digestion are the main reasons it's preferred for steady-energy meal prep, even though the calorie difference per cup is small.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical brown rice serving translates in your tracker:
Point your iPhone camera at brown rice and SpotWell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreBrown Rice has approximately 111 calories per 100g (cooked). A typical serving — 1 cup, cooked (195g) — comes in at 216 calories.
2.6g of protein per 100g (cooked). That puts brown rice at roughly 2.3g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other grains sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With SpotWell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Brown Rice sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.