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(Healthier) Zucchini Banana Bread

Bake to the roots · baketotheroots.de · 2025 · 1

Against 708 banana bread recipes

Less sugar than 97% of recipes and less fat than 84%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 708 banana bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less sugar than 97% of recipes: 22% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%, under a third as much.
  • Less fat than 84% of recipes: 24% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%, about half as much.
  • No salt at all, where 80% of recipes use some (most of those 0.6 to 1.6% of the flour weight).
  • More dairy than 83% of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 15%, about 3.5 times as much.
Banana: 130%, 33rd percentileSugar: 22%, 3rd percentileFat: 24%, 15th percentileEgg: 38%, 27th percentileDairy: 53%, 83rd percentileLeavening: 5.3%, 83rd percentileSalt: 0%, 10th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (21)

  • 1 cup (130g) spelt flour*130 g
  • 3/4 cup (100g) wholemeal spelt flour*100 g
  • 1/4 cup (50g) xylitol* (or regular sugar)50 g
  • 2 tsp. baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda*≈ 3 g
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon*≈ 2.6 g
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom*≈ 0.7 g
  • 1/3 cup (30g) old-fashioned oats*30 g
  • 1 oz. (30g) walnuts, chopped30 g
  • 2 tbsp. chia seeds*≈ 30 g
  • 2 medium eggs≈ 88 g
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) buttermilk≈ 122 g
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) rapeseed oil (organic)*≈ 55 g
  • 10.6 oz. (300g) very ripe bananas, mashed300 g
  • 3.5 oz. (100g) zucchini, grated100 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 mini bananas, halved lengthwise≈ 236 g
  • 1 tbsp. old-fashioned oats*≈ 5 g
  • 1 tsp. chia seeds*≈ 4.9 g
  • 1 tsp. brown sugar or erythritol gold* (optional)≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon*≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 pinch of ground cardamom*≈ 0.4 g

flour 230 gbatter 1050 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 708 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Banana130% · 33rd percentile
  • Sugar22% · 3rd percentile
  • Fat24% · 15th percentile
  • Egg38% · 27th percentile
  • Dairy53% · 83rd percentile
  • Leavening5.3% · 83rd percentile
  • Salt0% · 10th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
55 to 65 minutes
median 55 minutes

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