how many grams in a teaspoon of pumpkin seeds?

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• Is a teaspoon of pepitas enough to garnish a soup?
  For a single bowl, yes — a teaspoon (3-4 g, about 12 seeds) gives you a few seeds in every spoonful without crowding out the soup itself. Pumpkin and butternut soups especially benefit from a teaspoon scattered just before serving so the seeds stay crisp. Toast them dry for 2-3 minutes first; raw pepitas at this scale taste underdeveloped against a roasted-squash base.
• Does a teaspoon of pepitas add meaningful zinc or magnesium?
  A teaspoon is roughly 3 g, which delivers around 0.2 mg zinc and 18 mg magnesium — small in absolute terms but useful as a regular topping habit. The minerals matter more cumulatively across a week of yogurt bowls and salads than from any single teaspoon. If you want a real nutritional contribution from one serving, step up to a tablespoon or two.
• Can I grind a teaspoon of pepitas as a spice?
  Yes — toasted and ground pepitas function like a mild seed-spice and show up in some Mexican adobos and seed-based rubs at the teaspoon scale. Grind them in a mortar with cumin or coriander; the resulting paste-powder is greener and oilier than nut flours, so use it within a day or two before the oil turns. A teaspoon's worth seasons enough rub for two pieces of fish.

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