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Protein content

Protein in Parboiled rice

4.6 g of protein in 1 cup cooked (158 g) of parboiled rice, or 2.4 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.

4.6 g
per 1 cup cooked

Protein by the numbers

Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is more of an energy food than a protein food.

Protein 9% of caloriesOther 91%
Protein figures for Parboiled rice, per serving, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Protein per 100 kcal2.4 g
Protein per 100 g2.91 g
Protein per serving4.6 g in 1 cup cooked (158 g)
Calories from protein9%
Leucine per serving0.4 g
Rank in grains, per 100 kcal81st of 111
Rank of all foods, per 100 g628th of 796
Share of 50 g Daily Value9% per serving
Protein qualityIncomplete protein

One 1 cup cooked, 4.6 g protein.

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Protein rank and density: parboiled rice

Every 100 kcal of parboiled rice brings 2.4 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 81st of the 111 grains in this database and 662nd of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 2.91 g per 100 g ranks 97th in its group.

Only about 9% of the calories in parboiled rice come from protein, so it is more of an energy food than a protein food. It is worth eating for other reasons; the protein it adds to a day is incidental.

USDA lists 0.37 g of fat per 100 g of parboiled rice, too little for a protein-to-fat ratio to mean much.

Set against bread flour, another grain entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (bread flour has 4.1 g per 1/4 cup).

It is an incomplete protein on its own; pairing it with other plant foods across the day covers the full range of essential amino acids. The serving quoted here is measured by volume at 158 g, and it covers about 9% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.

Steamed in the husk before milling, which drives nutrients into the grain.

Serving sizes

Protein in common portions of parboiled rice

Protein and calories in Parboiled rice for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
PortionWeightProteinCalories
100 g100 g2.91 g123 kcal
1 cup cooked (serving used here)158 g4.6 g194 kcal

The USDA record lists no other household measure for this food; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.

Amino acids

Essential amino acids in parboiled rice

The nine essential amino acids in Parboiled rice, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acidPer 100 gPer servingmg per g protein
leucine0.254 g0.4 g87
lysine0.083 g0.13 g29
valine0.182 g0.29 g63
isoleucine0.131 g0.21 g45
threonine0.105 g0.17 g36
phenylalanine0.154 g0.24 g53
methionine0.071 g0.11 g24
histidine0.072 g0.11 g25
tryptophan0.04 g0.06 g14

Per-100 g values are the amino acid analysis on the USDA record. The serving and per-gram-of-protein columns are arithmetic on those values; they are not a protein quality score.

SampleWhat goal trends look like after a week
109 g
Average per logged day
4 of 7
Days goal met
71%
Complete-protein share
Sample figures for one made-up week against a 110 g goal, not your data. Red bars met the goal. Your own log fills this in with Premium.

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Quick answers

Parboiled rice protein questions

How much protein is in 100 g of parboiled rice?

2.91 g. The 1 cup cooked serving used on this page weighs 158 g and so carries 4.6 g.

How much protein do you get per 100 calories of parboiled rice?

2.4 g. That figure divides its 2.91 g of protein per 100 g by its 123 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.

Is the protein in parboiled rice complete?

No. On its own, the protein in parboiled rice is short of at least one essential amino acid; other protein sources across the day fill the gap.

What share of the protein Daily Value is one serving of parboiled rice?

About 9%. One 1 cup cooked serving has 4.6 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.

Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #169708 (Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, enriched, cooked), SR Legacy data. USDA data is in the public domain. Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.