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Rice, pilau, plain, homemade

Plain homemade pilau rice is a cooked rice dish prepared with fat and seasonings. It mainly provides carbohydrate, with smaller amounts of fat and protein. In the recipe described here, each 100g provides 24g of carbohydrate, 3.7g of fat and 2.5g of protein, with an energy content of 564 kJ. The figures relate to this particular homemade recipe.

Carbohydrate is broken down during digestion to provide energy for the body. The amount of fat and salt in homemade pilau rice depends on the ingredients used, including any added oil, butter, stock or salt. These differences are worth noting when monitoring energy, saturated fat or salt intake. Full nutrient figures for this recipe are in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

134 kcal

Energy

564 kJ

Fat

3.7g

of which saturates

0.47g

Carbohydrate

24g

of which sugars

0.8g

Fibre

0.6g

Protein

2.5g

Salt

0g

Alcohol

0g

Water

70g

Cholesterol

0mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

1µg

Vitamin D

0µg

Vitamin E

1.8mg

Vitamin C

Trace

Thiamin (B1)

0.04mg

Riboflavin (B2)

Trace

Niacin (B3)

0.3mg

Vitamin B6

0.03mg

Vitamin B12

0µg

Folate

2µg

Calcium

11mg

Iron

0.89mg

Magnesium

9mg

Phosphorus

34mg

Potassium

51mg

Sodium

1mg

Zinc

0.4mg

Copper

0.09mg

Selenium

4µg

Iodine

Trace

Other types of rice

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Rice, ready-cooked, "plain", re-heated

161 kcal

4.1g

1.9g

1.1g

Rice, brown, basmati, boiled in unsalted water

131 kcal

3.3g

1.1g

1.2g

Rice, brown, basmati, raw

355 kcal

8.9g

3.1g

3.3g

Rice, brown, easy cook, boiled in unsalted water

157 kcal

3.2g

1.3g

1.5g

Rice, brown, easy cook, raw

366 kcal

7.5g

3.1g

3.5g

Rice, brown, wholegrain, boiled in unsalted water

132 kcal

3.6g

0.9g

1.5g

Rice, brown, wholegrain, raw

333 kcal

7.7g

1.5g

3g

Rice, egg fried, ready cooked, re-heated, retail, not takeaway

169 kcal

3.9g

5.3g

2.8g

Rice, egg fried, takeaway

186 kcal

4.3g

4.9g

1.1g

Rice, red, raw

356 kcal

7g

2.9g

4.1g

Rice, savoury, including chicken, beef, mushroom and vegetable varieties, dried, cooked

155 kcal

3.7g

1.4g

1.7g

Rice, savoury, including chicken, beef, mushroom and vegetable varieties, dried, uncooked

369 kcal

8g

2.7g

3.6g

Rice, Thai fragrant, boiled in unsalted water

133 kcal

2.3g

0.4g

Trace

Rice, Thai fragrant, raw

352 kcal

6.4g

1.1g

0.8g

Rice, white, basmati, boiled in unsalted water

117 kcal

2.8g

0.7g

0.6g

Rice, white, basmati, easy cook, boiled in unsalted water

138 kcal

3.5g

0.4g

Trace

Rice, white, basmati, easy cook, raw

350 kcal

8.1g

0.4g

1.4g

Rice, white, basmati, raw

351 kcal

8.1g

0.5g

1.1g

Rice, white, Italian "Arborio" risotto, boiled in unsalted water

138 kcal

3.2g

0.5g

Trace

Rice, white, Italian Arborio risotto, raw

354 kcal

6.4g

1g

1.4g

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (Recipe from a personal collection). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Further reading and references

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

Article history

The information on this page is written and peer reviewed by qualified clinicians.
  • 4 Nov 2026 | Latest version
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Originally published