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Healthy Banana Bread

thefirstyearblog.com · 2026 · 12 slices

Against 708 banana bread recipes

Less fat than 90% of recipes and less sugar 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 fat than 90% of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%, about half as much.
  • Less sugar than 84% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • More egg than 84% of recipes: 56% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Banana: 141%, 40th percentileSugar: 47%, 16th percentileFat: 14%, 9th percentileEgg: 56%, 85th percentileDairy: 42%, 75th percentileLeavening: 3.9%, 59th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 54th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 ½ cups (380g) mashed bananas (about 3-4 bananas)380 g
  • 3 Tbsp (38g) olive oil38 g
  • ½ cup (113g) non-fat plain greek yogurt113 g
  • 6 Tbsp (126g) honey126 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 2 ¼ cups (270g) all-purpose flour270 g
  • 1 tsp baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 tsp baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • ½ tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g

flour 270 gbatter 1099 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.

  • Banana141% · 40th percentile
  • Sugar47% · 16th percentile
  • Fat14% · 9th percentile
  • Egg56% · 85th percentile
  • Dairy42% · 75th percentile
  • Leavening3.9% · 59th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 54th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
45 minutes
median 55 minutes

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