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Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Jeanine Donofrio · loveandlemons.com · 2025 · 16 (makes 2 loaves)

Against 243 zucchini bread recipes

More leavening than 95% of recipes and less sugar than 87%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 243 zucchini bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More leavening than 95% of recipes: 6.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%, about twice as much.
  • Less sugar than 87% of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 96%.
  • More fat than 80% of recipes: 70% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
  • More zucchini than 76% of recipes: 119% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 88%.
Zucchini: 119%, 77th percentileSugar: 64%, 12th percentileFat: 70%, 81st percentileEgg: 48%, 62nd percentileSpice: 1.2%, 50th percentileLeavening: 6.3%, 96th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 83rd percentileZucchiniSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)≈ 313 g
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted if lumpy)≈ 29 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 1 cup vegetable oil≈ 218 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 3 cups shredded zucchini≈ 372 g
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (plus more for sprinkling)≈ 170 g

flour 313 gbatter 1489 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 243 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Zucchini119% · 77th percentile
  • Sugar64% · 12th percentile
  • Fat70% · 81st percentile
  • Egg48% · 62nd percentile
  • Spice1.2% · 50th percentile
  • Leavening6.3% · 96th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 83rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 60 minutes
median 55 minutes

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