how many grams in a tablespoon of carrots?

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things people ask

• When does a recipe actually call for carrot by the tablespoon?
  Mostly in small-format cooking: a tablespoon of finely minced carrot in a vinaigrette, a tablespoon of grated carrot folded into a single egg salad, or carrot brunoise scattered over a tartare. Quick-brine recipes for sandwiches sometimes specify two tablespoons grated carrot per slice. At 16 g per tablespoon, three tablespoons equals roughly half a small carrot.
• How fine does the carrot need to be for the 16 g figure to hold?
  The number assumes a standard box-grater shred or a fine dice around 3 mm. Coarser ribbons from a julienne peeler pack more air and run lighter, around 11-13 g. A true brunoise (1-2 mm dice) packs denser and can hit 18-19 g per tablespoon. Match the prep to what your recipe asks for before trusting the conversion.
• Can I use this for carrot juice or carrot puree?
  No — 16 g per tablespoon is for solid grated or diced carrot. Carrot juice is closer to 15 g per tablespoon since it's mostly water, and a smooth carrot puree (like the base of a soup) runs 14-15 g depending on how much liquid was reduced out. If you're spooning puree into a sauce, weigh it; the volume measure is unreliable once the texture changes.

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