Jasmine rice: why 140 g per cup is wrong
USDA Branded (Jasmine Rice) publishes 140 g (4.9 oz) per US cup of jasmine rice. This site rejects that figure. The sources it accepts put a cup at 180–208 g (6.3–7.3 oz), and it publishes that range rather than a single figure. The reason:
140 g/cup is 22% below the lower American commercial cluster and 30% below the Asian-market cluster. Well outside milled tolerance in both directions. Inconsistent with any recognized jasmine rice product identity — likely a serving-convention error, a cooked-rice figure mislabeled as dry, or a distinct product (possibly instant or parboiled) mislabeled generically as jasmine.
The arithmetic
| Source | 1 cup | Density | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA Branded (Jasmine Rice) | 140 g4.9 oz | 0.5918 g/mL | Rejected on physics |
| Accepted sources (11) | 180–208 g6.3–7.3 oz | 0.7608–0.8792 g/mL | Published as a range |
The published figure and its sources
The full sourcing for jasmine rice, including every accepted and rejected figure, the state or filling method behind each, and the physics or standards reasoning applied, is on the ingredient page.
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