If you’ve ever wondered how many pounds of rice are in a gallon, wonder no more! We’ve done the math and the answer is… a lot!
Introduction
One gallon of rice will weigh about 8 pounds. This is true for both long grain and short grain rice.
How many pounds of rice are in a gallon?
There are currently 8.6lbs of rice in a gallon.
How to measure rice for a gallon
In order to properly convert pounds (lbs) of rice into a gallon measurement, it is first necessary to understand the meaning of a pound. A pound is a unit of weight and there are different types of pounds. The most commonly used pounds today are the avoirdupois pound and troy pound. There are 16 ounces in an avoirdupois pound and 14.58(troy/apothecary) ounces in a troy pound. There are different measures in a gallon, such as the U.S. liquid gallon, U.K. gallon, and imperial gallon. The U.S. liquid gallon is equal to 128 fluid ounces while the imperial gallon which is used in the United Kingdom (U.K.) is 160 fluid ounces . With this information, we can now answer the question, “How many pounds of rice are in a gallon?”
There are 8 avoirdupois pounds or 10 troy pounds of rice in a U.S. liquid gallon and 10 avoirdupois pounds or 11.4(troy/apothecary) pounds of rice in an imperial (U.K.) gallon .
Conclusion
Based on our research, we have concluded that there are about 7 pounds of rice in a gallon.