Healthy Zucchini Bread

twopeasandtheirpod.com · 2021 · 10

Against 243 zucchini bread recipes

Less fat than 85% of recipes and more spice than 87%.

How it compares

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

Less fat than 85% of recipes: 32% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 52%.
More spice than 87% of recipes: 2.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about twice as much.
Less sugar than 79% of recipes: 75% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 96%.
More leavening than 78% of recipes: 4.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

2 cups white whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour≈ 228 g
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 3.9 g
1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger≈ 0.7 g
1/2 cup honey≈ 170 g
1/3 cup coconut oil, (melted and slightly cooled)≈ 73 g
2 large eggs, (at room temperature)≈ 100 g
1/3 cup buttermilk, (at room temperature)≈ 81 g
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
2 cups shredded zucchini, (see note)≈ 248 g
3/4 cup dark chocolate chips, (plus more for sprinkling on top, optional)≈ 128 g

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

flour 228 gbatter 1053 g

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

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 243 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: zucchini, sugar, fat, egg, spice, leavening, salt.