Nutritional Facts: Basil Pesto

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  2 cups (85g)
fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup (34g)
pine nuts
2 (6g)
garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon (3g)
salt
1/4 teaspoon (1g)
fresh ground black pepper
1/3 cup (72g)
extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup (50g)
parmesan cheese
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2 0
Ash (g) 1.3 0.9 0.1 3.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 9 1
Aspartic acid (g) 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 2 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 150.1 5.4 10.9 0.7 2.5 0.7 554.5 725 91
Calories 19.5 227.1 8.9 0.0 1.4 635.8 215.5 1,108 139
Calories (kj) 79.7 950.4 37.4 0.0 6.0 2,660.6 902.5 4,637 580
Carbohydrates (g) 2.2 4.4 2.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 2.0 11 1
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 44.0 44 6
Copper (mg) 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 1.4 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 3 0
Folate (mcg) 57.7 11.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 5.0 74 9
Folate, DFE (mcg) 57.7 11.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 5.0 74 9
Folate, food (mcg) 57.7 11.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 5.0 74 9
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Fructose (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 0 0
Galactose (g) 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.3 6 1
Glycine (g) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1 0
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1 0
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 2.7 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 6 1
Isoleucine (g) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1 0
Lactose (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 2 0
Lysine (g) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 2 0
Magnesium (mg) 54.3 84.7 1.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 19.0 160 20
Maltose (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 0 0
Manganese (mg) 1.0 3.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 4 1
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.1 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.5 4.2 63 8
Niacin (mg) 0.8 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2 0
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1 0
Phosphorus (mg) 47.5 194.1 9.2 0.0 0.9 0.0 364.5 616 77
Phytosterols n/a 47.6 n/a 0.0 0.5 159.0 n/a 207 26
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.3 11.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.6 0.6 20 3
Potassium (mg) 250.2 201.5 24.1 0.2 7.6 0.7 62.5 547 68
Proline (g) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 3 0
Protein (g) 2.7 4.6 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 19.2 27 3
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 111.5 112 14
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.9 8.7 20 3
Selenium (mcg) 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.9 10 1
Serine (g) 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 2 0
Sodium (mg) 3.4 0.7 1.0 1,162.7 0.1 1.4 764.5 1,934 242
Starch n/a 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 0.0 1.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 1 0
Sugar (g) 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2 0
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Threonine (g) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.7 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 0.1 14 2
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.1 3.8 n/a n/a 0.0 0.6 n/a 5 1
Total Fat (g) 0.5 23.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 71.9 14.3 110 14
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 1 0
Valine (g) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 2 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 4,473.2 9.8 0.5 0.0 3.1 0.0 432.5 4,919 615
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 223.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 114.5 339 42
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Vitamin C (mg) 15.3 0.3 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17 2
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.5 11 1
Water (g) 78.1 0.8 3.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 10.4 93 12
Zinc (mg) 0.7 2.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 5 1

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