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Rice Per Person Calculator

Work out dry rice for side dishes or main meals.

What does a worked calculation look like?

Six people eating rice as a side dish with an average appetite need 6 × 60 g = 360 g of uncooked rice. At 2.7 times the dry weight, that cooks to roughly 972 g.

Example with the pre-filled values

Dry rice (g): 360 · Dry rice per person (g): 60 · Approximate cooked weight (g): 972

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How the Rice Per Person Calculator works

Formula

Dry rice = people × base portion (60 g as a side, 75 g as a main) × appetite factor (light 0.8, average 1, hungry 1.25).
Approximate cooked weight = dry rice × 2.7.

Assumptions and limits

Base portions are 60 g as a side and 75 g as a main.
Cooked rice is estimated at 2.7× dry weight.
Light and hungry appetites use 0.8× and 1.25× the base portion.

Worked example

Six people eating rice as a side dish with an average appetite need 6 × 60 g = 360 g of uncooked rice. At 2.7 times the dry weight, that cooks to roughly 972 g.

Pre-filled values
Input	Value
People	6 people
Serving type	Side dish
Appetite	Average

Calculated result
Result	Value
Dry rice (g)	360
Dry rice per person (g)	60
Approximate cooked weight (g)	972

Reading the result

The dry weight is what you measure from the bag; the cooked weight is only a guide for serving.
Brown rice, wild rice and rice cooked by absorption versus boiling absorb different amounts of water, so the cooked weight varies.
If rice is the main part of the meal, switch to “Main dish” (75 g per person) rather than increasing the number of people.

How much dry rice does the example use per person?

The side-dish example uses 60 g of dry rice per person at average appetite: six people need 360 g. The main-dish assumption is 75 g. These are planning inputs, not dietary requirements; the rest of the menu and your guests' appetites affect the amount you need.

Is the cooked weight exact?

No. The calculator multiplies dry weight by 2.7 to illustrate a possible cooked yield. Six side-dish portions therefore show 972 g cooked from 360 g dry. Rice variety, rinsing and the cooking method affect water uptake, so weigh the dry rice for purchasing.

How does appetite change the result?

The small-appetite option multiplies the base portion by 0.8 and the large-appetite option by 1.25. Those factors are explicitly stated estimates. Change the meal type first, then adjust for appetite, rather than adding imaginary people to obtain a larger portion.

Calculation/content reviewed 4 October 2026. Source: Babushka Market’s displayed formulas, units and labelled editable assumptions. How the estimates work