Common Ingredients in banana bread Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over twenty popular banana bread recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredients in banana bread dishes are bananas, flour, eggs and baking soda.

White sugar, vanilla, butter, baking powder, walnuts and oil are also common ingredients in banana bread recipes. For herbs and spices, vanilla extract is popular. Variations include:

• pecans in place of walnuts

Salt is in 80% of banana bread recipes.

The average banana bread recipe has about 9.9 ingredients, with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 15.

In terms of directions, banana bread recipes have about 5.8 steps on average, ranging from 1 to 21 instructions.

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Banana Bread

For 2 eggs (112 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single banana bread recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with eggs	Potential subsitutions
bananas	1.6 cup (242 g)	1.8 cup (264 g)	98%
flour	2 cup (250 g)	2.1 cup (260 g)	98%
baking soda	1 teaspoon (5 g)	1.1 teaspoon (5 g)	95%
white sugar	1.1 cup (224 g)	1.3 cup (254 g)	93%
salt	half a teaspoon (3 g)	0.72 teaspoon (4 g)	80%
butter	half a cup (113 g)	0.52 cup (117 g)	43%
baking powder	1 teaspoon (5 g)	1.1 teaspoon (6 g)	43%
walnuts	half a cup (58 g)	0.65 cup (76 g)	33%	pecans
vanilla	1 teaspoon (3 g)	1 teaspoon (3 g)	33%

Ingredients by Average Weight in Banana Bread

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in banana bread recipes. This would be: 27% bananas, 24% flour, 23% white sugar, 12% eggs, 5% butter, 3% vegetable oil, 3% walnuts, 2% margarine and 1% oil.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

bananas

Bananas is the most popular ingredient in banana bread dishes. In fact, over 95% of banana bread recipes contain bananas.

Mashed and smashed are frequent preparations for bananas in banana bread dishes.

Bananas is often included in banana bread dishes in amounts of 1 cup, 3 bananas or 4 bananas.

In banana bread recipes that contain bananas, it is on average, 23% by weight.

For banana bread recipes, bananas is frequently used with flour, eggs, baking soda, white sugar and salt.

flour

Another popular ingredient in banana bread is flour. From the recipes we've sampled for banana bread, over 95% have flour.

Variations of flour include:

• whole wheat flour: 5% of recipes

In recipes for banana bread, flour is often used with bananas, baking soda, eggs, white sugar and salt.

eggs

Eggs is another common ingredient in banana bread dishes. In fact, over 95% of banana bread recipes contain eggs.

Common quantities for eggs in banana bread dishes include 2 eggs, 1 eggs or 2 larges.

In banana bread recipes that contain eggs, it is on average, 10% by weight.

Bananas, flour, baking soda, white sugar and salt are commonly used together with eggs in banana bread dishes. Conversely, eggs is not often used with whole wheat flour.

baking soda

Another popular ingredient in banana bread is baking soda. From the recipes we've sampled for banana bread, over 95% have baking soda.

Baking soda is often included in banana bread dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon, half a teaspoon or 2 teaspoons.

In banana bread recipes that contain baking soda, it is on average, 0.4% by weight.

For banana bread recipes, baking soda is frequently used with flour, bananas, eggs, white sugar and salt.

white sugar

White sugar is another common ingredient in banana bread dishes. In fact, over 90% of banana bread recipes contain white sugar.

Banana bread dishes often call for white sugar to be granulated.

White sugar is often included in banana bread dishes in amounts of 1 cup, 2 cups or 1.5 cups.

In banana bread recipes that contain white sugar, it is on average, 21% by weight.

In recipes for banana bread, white sugar is often used with flour, bananas, eggs, baking soda and salt.

salt

Another popular ingredient in banana bread is salt. From the recipes we've sampled for banana bread, over 80% have salt.

Common quantities for salt in banana bread dishes include half a teaspoon, 1 teaspoon or a quarter teaspoon.

In banana bread recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 0.4% by weight.

Flour, baking soda, bananas, eggs and white sugar are commonly used together with salt in banana bread dishes.

vanilla

Vanilla is another common ingredient in banana bread dishes. In fact, over 60% of banana bread recipes contain vanilla.

Variations of vanilla include:

• vanilla extract: 31% of recipes
• vanilla pudding: 2% of recipes

For banana bread recipes, vanilla is frequently used with flour, eggs, baking soda, white sugar, bananas and salt. However, vanilla extract, applesauce, semisweet chocolate, cocoa powder and whole wheat flour are almost never used together with vanilla in banana bread dishes.

vanilla extract

Vanilla extract is another common ingredient in banana bread dishes. In fact, over 30% of banana bread recipes contain vanilla extract.

Vanilla extract is often included in banana bread dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon or 2 teaspoons.

In banana bread recipes that contain vanilla extract, it is on average, 0.4% by weight.

In recipes for banana bread, vanilla extract is often used with bananas, flour, baking soda, white sugar and eggs.

butter

Another popular ingredient in banana bread is butter. From the recipes we've sampled for banana bread, over 40% have butter.

Banana bread dishes often call for butter to be melted and softened.

Butter is often included in banana bread dishes in amounts of half a cup, three quarters of a cup or a quarter cup.

In banana bread recipes that contain butter, it is on average, 10% by weight.

In recipes for banana bread, butter is often used with flour, eggs, baking soda, bananas, salt and white sugar. On the other hand, butter is almost never used with margarine, vegetable oil, spray and whole wheat flour.

baking powder

Baking powder is another common ingredient in banana bread dishes. In fact, over 40% of banana bread recipes contain baking powder.

Common quantities for baking powder in banana bread dishes include 1 teaspoon, a quarter teaspoon or 1.5 teaspoons.

In banana bread recipes that contain baking powder, it is on average, 0.5% by weight.

White sugar, bananas, eggs, flour and baking soda are commonly used together with baking powder in banana bread dishes. Conversely, baking powder is not often used with chocolate chip, cocoa powder and whole wheat flour.

walnuts

Another popular ingredient in banana bread is walnuts. From the recipes we've sampled for banana bread, over 35% have walnuts.

Variations of walnuts include:

• planters walnuts: 2% of recipes

For banana bread recipes, walnuts is frequently used with bananas, flour, white sugar, eggs, baking soda and salt.

Potential substitutions for walnuts in banana bread:

• pecans

Also, walnuts is not often used with buttermilk, spray, semisweet chocolate and cocoa powder.

oil

Another popular ingredient in banana bread is oil. From the recipes we've sampled for banana bread, over 25% have oil.

Variations of oil include:

• vegetable oil: 21% of recipes

White sugar, bananas, flour, eggs, salt and baking soda are commonly used together with oil in banana bread dishes.

cinnamon

Cinnamon is another common ingredient in banana bread dishes. In fact, over 20% of banana bread recipes contain cinnamon.

Ground is a frequent preparation for cinnamon in banana bread dishes.

Cinnamon is often included in banana bread dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon, 2 teaspoons or half a teaspoon.

In banana bread recipes that contain cinnamon, it is on average, 0.2% by weight.

For banana bread recipes, cinnamon is frequently used with white sugar, baking soda, bananas, flour, eggs and salt. However, buttermilk, applesauce, chocolate chip, cocoa powder and whole wheat flour are almost never used together with cinnamon in banana bread dishes.

margarine

Another popular ingredient in banana bread is margarine. From the recipes we've sampled for banana bread, over 20% have margarine.

Banana bread dishes often call for margarine to be softened.

Margarine is often included in banana bread dishes in amounts of half a cup, 1 cup or a quarter cup.

In banana bread recipes that contain margarine, it is on average, 10% by weight.

In recipes for banana bread, margarine is often used with white sugar, flour, bananas, eggs and baking soda.

Potential substitutions for margarine in banana bread:

• vegetable oil

Also, margarine is not often used with butter, buttermilk and spray.

Other banana bread Ingredients

Other significant ingredients used in banana bread recipes include:

• sour cream - 15%
• pecans - 15%
• buttermilk - 10%
• milk - 10%
• brown sugar - 10%
• applesauce - 5%
• chocolate chip - 5%
• spray - 5%
• semisweet chocolate - 5%
• cocoa powder - 5%

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