Rice, raw, brown: nutrition for pregnancy & family

Also known as Matia rangar chaul, Whole grain rice, Kathai chokha, Chawal, Bhura choul, Tomul, Khaw saw, Kuthari, Cheng, Arisi, Dampudu biyyam. Food group: Cereals and Millets. Vegetarian.

What 100 g gives you in pregnancy

Folate12 mcg — 2% of the daily need in pregnancy

Daily requirements are NIH / US Dietary Reference Intakes recommended intakes for pregnancy. Requirements differ by country — folate is 600 mcg in US guidance against 570 mcg in India's — so percentages are only meaningful against the authority named here. They are for 100 g of this food and are a guide, not a meal plan; your doctor may advise different amounts for you.

The same food in US food tables

The USDA publishes its own analysis of this food. The figures differ, because they measure different varieties grown in different conditions -- neither is wrong. See Rice, brown, long-grain, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) in the USDA tables.

Explore further

Rice, raw, brown is a notable source of folate — see what each does in pregnancy.

More cereals and millets: Amaranth seed, black, Amaranth seed, pale brown, Bajra, Barley, Jowar, Maize, dry.

Rice, raw, brown in Indian languages

AssameseMatia rangar chaul
EnglishWhole grain rice
GujaratiKathai chokha
HindiChawal
PunjabiBhura choul
KashmiriTomul
KhasiKhaw saw
MalayalamKuthari
ManipuriCheng
TamilArisi
TeluguDampudu biyyam

Regional names as recorded by ICMR-NIN in the Indian Food Composition Tables.

Nutrition per 100 g

Energy354 kcal
Protein9.2 g
Fat1.2 g
Carbohydrate74.8 g
Fibre4.4 g
Iron1.0 mg
Calcium11 mg
Folate12 mcg

Nutrition source: ICMR-NIN — Indian Food Composition Tables (IFCT). Values are typical per 100 g and vary by variety and preparation.

Educational information, not medical or dietary advice. Most everyday foods are fine in normal amounts — ask your doctor or dietitian about anything specific to your pregnancy.