how many grams in a teaspoon of carrots?

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• What kind of recipe asks for a teaspoon of carrot?
  Curry pastes and Southeast Asian rempah sometimes list carrot in teaspoons when the carrot is acting as a sweetener-thickener rather than a vegetable. Baby food purees scaled to a single 60 g pouch may call for a teaspoon of cooked mashed carrot. You'll also see it in cocktail recipes that use carrot juice or shrub by the teaspoon to balance acid.
• Is 5 g realistic for a teaspoon of carrot, or does it depend on the cut?
  5.3 g is the spoon-and-level figure for finely grated carrot pressed lightly into the spoon. Loose grated runs closer to 3-4 g per teaspoon. A teaspoon of carrot juice is around 5 g flat. If you've got matchstick julienne, a teaspoon barely holds two or three pieces and the weight is essentially unmeasurable — switch to tablespoons or count pieces.
• How do I measure a teaspoon of carrot accurately for baby food?
  Cook and mash the carrot first, then level a teaspoon flat against the rim — that gives you a consistent 5-6 g. For raw grated carrot at the teaspoon scale, the texture varies too much for the spoon measure to be reliable; weigh on a 0.1 g jewelry scale if the recipe is sensitive, or just round to the nearest gram and move on.

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