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Convert Liters of Rice (Uncooked Grain) to KG

Rice (Uncooked Grain) weighs 0.85 kg per litre. Convert litres to kilograms (and back) using its exact density.

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Quick Metrology Summary

1 liter of Rice (Uncooked Grain) weighs approximately 0.85 kilograms (or 850 grams) at standard room temperature. Because mass equals volume multiplied by density (\(m = V \times \rho\)), multiplying volume in liters by 0.85 gives the exact mass in kg.

Rice (Uncooked Grain): Weight per Litre Explained

Rice (Uncooked Grain) has a density of 0.85 kg/L, which makes it 15% lighter than water. Dry long-grain white rice has a bulk density of 0.85 kg/L, similar to sugar. Cooking increases its volume and weight through absorbed water.

When You Need This Conversion

Meal planning, restaurant portioning, grain silo capacity and food-aid logistics.

What Changes the Density

Short-grain rice packs more tightly than basmati. Parboiled rice is slightly denser, and cooked rice is about 2.5–3 times heavier than dry.

How it works

  1. Enter the litres of rice (uncooked grain)

    Type the volume in litres. The calculator is preset to Rice (Uncooked Grain) at 0.85 kg/L.

  2. Switch direction if needed

    Flip to kilograms → litres to find how much space a given weight of rice (uncooked grain) takes up.

  3. Read the result

    See kilograms, pounds, millilitres and gallons. Each litre adds 0.85 kg.

How to Convert Liters of Rice (Uncooked Grain) to Kilograms

Dry long-grain white rice has a bulk density of 0.85 kg/L, similar to sugar. Cooking increases its volume and weight through absorbed water. To convert, multiply the volume in litres by 0.85. To go the other way, divide the weight in kilograms by 0.85.

Convert Liters to KG formula and density calculation diagram
kg = Litres × 0.85
L  = kg ÷ 0.85

1 L   → 0.85 kg
10 L  → 8.5 kg
100 L → 85 kg
Example

Convert 5 litres of rice (uncooked grain) to kilograms: 5 × 0.85 = 4.25 kg, or 9.37 lb. Reversed: 4.25 kg ÷ 0.85 = 5 L.

Worked examples

Sample scenarios and their calculated results
ScenarioCalculationResult
1 L of rice (uncooked grain)1 × 0.85 kg/L0.85 kg
5 L of rice (uncooked grain)5 × 0.85 kg/L4.25 kg
20 L of rice (uncooked grain)20 × 0.85 kg/L17 kg
100 L of rice (uncooked grain)100 × 0.85 kg/L85 kg
10 kg of rice (uncooked grain) (reverse)10 ÷ 0.85 kg/L11.76 L

Conversion reference

Rice (Uncooked Grain): density 0.85 kg/L. Kilograms = litres × 0.85.
LitresKilogramsPoundsUS gallons
0.25 L0.212 kg0.47 lb0.07 gal
0.5 L0.425 kg0.94 lb0.13 gal
1 L0.85 kg1.87 lb0.26 gal
2 L1.7 kg3.75 lb0.53 gal
5 L4.25 kg9.37 lb1.32 gal
10 L8.5 kg18.74 lb2.64 gal
20 L17 kg37.48 lb5.28 gal
50 L42.5 kg93.7 lb13.21 gal
100 L85 kg187.39 lb26.42 gal

Quick facts

  • 1 litre of rice (uncooked grain) weighs 0.85 kg (850 g), which is 15% lighter than water.
  • 1 kg of rice (uncooked grain) fills 1.176 litres (1176 mL).
  • 1 m³ (1,000 L) of rice (uncooked grain) weighs 850 kg.

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