Zucchini nut bread

Zucchini nut bread is a moist, sweet quick bread from American home baking, featuring grated zucchini and chopped nuts like walnuts or pecans. It's a popular way to use up summer zucchini harvests, blending the vegetable's mild flavor with warm spices like cinnamon.

🍽️ Nutrition at a glance

This bread is moderately high in carbohydrates from flour and sugar, with a good amount of healthy fats from the nuts and oil. A typical slice provides a decent boost of fiber and minerals like potassium and magnesium from the zucchini and nuts.

Nutrition breakdown

Calories	280 kcal
Protein	5 g
Carbs	35 g
Fat	14 g
Fiber	2 g
Sugar	18 g
Sodium	210 mg
Potassium	150 mg
Magnesium	25 mg
Iron	1.5 mg
Vitamin C	4 mg
Vitamin A	20 mcg
Manganese	0.4 mg
Phosphorus	60 mg
Zinc	0.5 mg

Per 1 slice (about 80 g) · estimated, varies by recipe

💡 What's interesting

Culinarily, it's a classic example of 'hidden vegetable' baking, where zucchini adds incredible moisture and nutrients without a strong vegetable taste. Nutritionally, it's a more wholesome treat than many cakes, offering plant-based fiber and protein from the nuts.