how many grams in a teaspoon of zucchini?

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• Why would a recipe specify zucchini by the teaspoon?
  Three common cases: baby and toddler food, where 1–2 teaspoons of finely grated zucchini get stirred into a purée; a single fried egg or small omelet with a teaspoon of finely minced zucchini for color; and some Mediterranean meze or stuffed-vegetable fillings where finely chopped zucchini is one of several teaspoon-scale aromatics measured into a paste.
• How fine does the grate need to be at this scale?
  Very fine — a microplane or the smallest holes on a box grater. Coarse shreds won't sit flat in a teaspoon, so a 'teaspoon' of coarsely grated zucchini can swing from 2 g to 4 g depending on how the strands fall. Fine grate gives you a paste-like consistency that levels predictably and disappears into whatever you're folding it into.
• Can I substitute teaspoons of cucumber or summer squash for zucchini?
  Cucumber is wetter and more bitter raw — it works in cold preparations like tzatziki but not in cooked applications where zucchini's mild flavor matters. Yellow summer squash is a near-perfect 1:1 swap by teaspoon, both in weight and flavor; pattypan works too. Avoid winter squashes — denser flesh means a teaspoon weighs noticeably more.

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